Biographical entry Read, Richard (1765? - 1829?)

Summary

Richard Read was sentenced in London in July 1812 and transported to Australian onboard the Earl. He was given a ticket-of-leave in December 1813 and was eventually fully pardoned in March 1925. In November 1814 Read established Australia's first drawing school. He not only taught drawing, but also painted portraits and decorated many of the colonial mansions including Government House. Read soon became one of the colony's most sort after artists and painted portraits of many of the country's top people including the Governor Macquarie.

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Events

1812 - 1813

Life event - Transported to New South Wales for fourteen years imprisonment

1813

Life event - Received a ticket-of-leave in December

1814

Life event - His wife and daughter arrived in Australia as free settlers in January

1814 - c. 1829

Career position - Established a drawing school in Pitt St, Sydney

April 1819

Life event - Conditionally pardoned

March 1825

Life event - Received an absolute pardon

c. 1929 -

Career position - Established a farm

Published resources

Book Sections

• Gray, Jocelyn, 'Read, Richard (1765?-1829?)', in Douglas Pike (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 2, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1967, p. 366. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A020321b.htm. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Read, Richard', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-568925. Details