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Latitude
-20.1624522
Longitude
57.5028044
Start Date
1859-01-01
End Date
1859-01-01

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ID
tba5e0

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DAAO URL
https://www.daao.org.au/bio/edward-tiger-de-closay
Birth Place
Port Louis, Mauritius
Biography
commercial artist, drew Edwardian glamour girls for coloured postcards, including a Fairy Butterfly series and a set of allegorical women representing each Australian state. Born Edward (Edouard?) Tenri Leopold Pierre de Closy d’Errey in Mauritius in 1859, trained in Paris, arrived in Sydney in 1900. Known in Australia as Edward Tiger De Closay. Exhibited Royal Art Society of NSW, 1910. [cat 108. School of Self-Defence. Artist’s address 58 Elizabeth Street]. Presumably father or brother of printmaker and violin maker Ernest Tiger De Closay (d.1936). This entry is a stub. You can help the DAAO by submitting a biography. Writers: Kerr, Joan Date written: 1996 Last updated: 2007
Born
b. 1859
Summary
Edward Tiger De Closay was a Federation period postcard illustrator who drew Edwardian glamour girls for coloured postcards. In 1910 he exhibited with the Royal Art Society in Sydney.
Gender
Male
Died
1928
Age at death
69