Records of George Strafford on Ancestry

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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for George Strafford and the Strafford Genealogy

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Some Famous People called George Strafford

George Strafford

George Strafford (c.1820-13 February 1896) was an Australian artist and engraver, active from 1840 to c.1860. Born in India, he moved to Australia in 1851. He is best known for his engraving View of Melbourne (1865), which was published by De Gruchy and Leigh. Under Thomas Ham he contributed to the Australian Illustrated Magazine. Strafford suffered from mental illness and was committed to Carlton Asylum, Kew Asylum and Yarra Bend Asylum. He continued to draw at Yarra Bend, and became known as 'the mad artist'. He died at Beechworth Asylum in Victoria.

His work is held in the British Museum, National Gallery of Victoria and the State Library of Victoria.

Source: George Strafford, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Other names that sound a bit like Strafford

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