SA painter Frederick Timpson I’Ons (85) dies

Date: 18 Dec 1887
Updated: 30 Sep 2019

SA painter Frederick Timpson I’Ons (85) dies

Frederick Timpson l'Ons (85), SA painter of the early life in the Eastern Cape, died in Grahamstown. He was born in Islington, Middlesex, England on 15 November 1802 and, accompanied by his wife, moved to the Cape Colony in 1834. They settled in the district of Albany, Eastern Cape, shortly before the sixth Frontier War broke out. His works portrayed life on the frontier and included portraits of the Khoikhoi and Africans as well as landscapes.

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). SA painter Frederick Timpson I’Ons (85) dies. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011124

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