Robert David Fitzgerald b. 1830

  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Fitzgerald was a prolific botanical illustrator. His plates in Australian Orchids (1875-1894) brought him international fame. He also produced drawings of native flowers and ladybirds.

Citations

  • Gilbert, L. A. (c.1972), 'Robert David Fitzgerald’, Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 4, [eds. D. Pike, A. Shaw, M. Clark, B. Nairn, G. Serle and R. Ward], Melbourne, Vic.

  • (1871), Sydney Mail, September 02.

  • Gilbert, L. A. (1971), 'Botanical investigations of New South Wales 1811-1880’, PhD thesis, vol. 2, University of New England, Armidale, NSW.

  • (1875), 'Australian Orchids’, Sydney, NSW.

  • (1872), Sydney Mail, May 11.

  • (1877), Sydney Mail, July 07.

  • Information sourced from Lennon, J.

  • (1867), Horticultural Magazine, vol. 4, no. 1.

Initial data sources

  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870