About John Poad Drake
Lived 1794 – 1883 (aged 88). John Poad Drake was a British shipbuilder and painter.
John Poad Drake (1794–1883) was an inventor and artist from Stoke Damerel, in present-day Devon. He worked at the Plymouth Dockyard. He later painted in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Montreal and New York. He later returned to England and patented a new system for drilling screws at the shipyard. He is a descendant of Sir Francis Drake. Drake was a student of the Royal Academy in London. Drake's painting of the Last Supper hangs in the new Christ Church Cathedral, on St. Catherine Street, Montreal (1825).
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Links Shippling at Low Tide, Halifax, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia Montreal from St. Helen's Island, Royal Ontario Museum Montreal Quebec
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Who was John Poad Drake?
English inventor and artist (1794–1883)
When was John Poad Drake born?
John Poad Drake was born on 20 July 1794 in Fowey.
When did John Poad Drake die?
John Poad Drake died on 26 February 1883.
What was John Poad Drake's occupation?
John Poad Drake was a shipbuilder and painter.
What nationality was John Poad Drake?
John Poad Drake was British.
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