Centre for Australian Art

Australian Prints + Printmaking

Thomas Palmer

Name

Thomas Palmer

Culture

Australian

Gender

Male

Birth date

4 January 1858

Birth place

Ballarat, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map

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Death date

29 March 1927

Death Place

Cape Town, South Africa View on map Close map

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Movements

South Africa after 1902

Occupations

Lithographer (apprentice) | Teacher

Context

Australia

Biography

Thomas Palmer was apprenticed to F.W. Niven & Co in 1873 as a lithographic draughtsman. Later became a teacher

Last Updated

24 Feb 2026