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Henry Mundy
9 January 1798 — 24 March 1848

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Henry Mundy earned his living through painting, music and teaching. Born in London, England, with January 9, 1798 given in the scholarly Australharmony register, he reached Hobart, in Van Diemen’s Land, now Tasmania, Australia, aboard the Vibilia on August 22, 1831. He had been engaged to teach at Ellinthorp Hall, a girls’ school near Ross in the island’s interior. On January 28, 1834 he married his former student Lavinia Lord at Sorell.

At Ellinthorp he taught drawing, French and music. The school also brought him into contact with families who commissioned portraits. By 1838 he was working in Launceston, in northern Tasmania, where his patrons included the Archer, Lawrence and Kermode families. His portraits of Robert and Martha Kermode, painted around 1840, are now in the National Portrait Gallery.

Mundy also composed quadrilles and waltzes dedicated to his pupils. Their scores were published in London in 1838 and 1839 and sold in Hobart and Launceston.

As demand for portraits declined, he sought work elsewhere. He tried farming near Little Swanport on the island’s east coast and advertised art and music lessons in Hobart. Although his painting continued to receive favourable attention, his finances and health deteriorated. He died at the Ship Hotel in Collins Street, Hobart, on March 24, 1848 after taking laudanum.

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Between 1798 and 1831 — geographic_association — Birth and departure — London, England. — London, England
Between 1831 and 1848 — geographic_association — Arrival work and death — Hobart / Hobart Town. — Hobart / Hobart Town
1831-08-22 — immigration — Arrived at Hobart aboard the Vibilia, which had departed London on April 13, 1831, according to the scholarly register. — Hobart / Hobart Town
1834 — marriage — Marriage — Sorell. — Sorell — Tasmania — Australia
1838 — portrait_work — By 1838 Henry was working in Launceston, Tasmania, with patrons including the Archer, Lawrence and Kermode families. — Launceston
1838 — music_publication — Scores of his quadrilles and waltzes were published in London in 1838 and 1839 and sold in Hobart and Launceston.
Circa 1840 — portraits — Painted Robert and Martha Kermode around 1840; their portraits are held by the National Portrait Gallery. — Van Diemen's Land / Tasmania
geographic_association — Teaching — Ellinthorp Hall. — Ellinthorp Hall — Tasmania — Australia
geographic_association — Work — Launceston. — Launceston
geographic_association — Farming — Little Swanport / Seaford. — Little Swanport / Seaford — Tasmania — Australia
geographic_association — Probable portrait production — Van Diemen's Land / Tasmania. — Van Diemen's Land / Tasmania

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