George Hamilton b. 1812 Herefordshire, England, UK

  • Artist (Printmaker) , (Painter)
George Hamilton was a painter, illustrator, lithographer, explorer, author and policeman. He exhibited with the South Australian Society of Arts. Hamilton died in 1883.
Talk | Version history | Updated Oct. 19, 2011 | Created Jan. 1, 1992
Name
George Hamilton
Birth date
12 March 1812
Birth place
Herefordshire, England, UK
Death date
2 August 1883
Death place
Adelaide Club, Adelaide, SA
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
Residence
  • England, UK
  • 1839- 1883 Adelaide, SA
Other Occupation
  • Policeman
  • Author
  • Explorer
  • Lithographer
Active Period
  • 1866
  • 1879- 1880
Languages
  • English
Training
  • Harrow School, Harrow, London, England, UK
Is Indigenous
No
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

painter, illustrator, lithographer, explorer, author and policeman, was born in Herefordshire on 12 March 1812.

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Writers:
Staff Writer
Date written:
1992
Last updated:
2011
associate of
William Galbraith
1822
Artist (Printmaker)
associate of
Stanley Leighton
1837
Artist (Photographer), Artist (Painter)
associate of
F. S. Crawford
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Frazer Smith Crawford
1829
Artist (Photographer)
associate of
William James Warburton Hamilton
1825
Artist (Draughtsman)
associate of
Sophia Sinnett
1828
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Painter)
associate of
William Wyatt
1838
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Painter)
associate of
H. L. Wyly
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
associate of
[Royal] South Australian Society of Arts, SA
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Adelaide Club, Adelaide, SA
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
Crossing Cattle Over the Murray River Near Lake Alexandrina
Natives Spearing Overlanders' Cattle
Collections
South Australian Society of Arts
1863
Exhibition ()
Adelaide, South Australia
South Australian Society of Arts First Annual Exhibition
March 1857
Exhibition ()
Legislative Council Chamber, Adelaide, South Australia
Exhibition of Pictures, by Colonial Artists
1848
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Adelaide, SA
Exhibition of Pictures; the Works of Colonial Artists
1847
Exhibition ()
Council Room, Adelaide, SA
Citations:
  • McCulloch, Alan & McCulloch, Susan, (1994), Encyclopedia of Australian Art, (Place: St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin)
  • Hamilton, George, (1866), An Appeal for the Horse, (Place: Adelaide, SA)
  • Hamilton, George, (1866), The Horse, its Treatment in Australia, (Place: Melbourne, Vic. (3 volumes))
  • Hamilton, George, (1879), Experiences of a Colonist Forty Years Ago and a Journey from Port Phillip to South Australia in 1839 by an Old Hand, (Place: Adelaide, SA)
  • Leighton, S., (1868), Sketches in Australia with journal extracts by Stanley Leighton, (Place: National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (manuscript))
  • Loyau, G., (1883), Representative Men of South Australia, (Place: Adelaide, SA)
  • Holden, R., (1988), Photography in Colonial Australia: The Mechanical Eye and the Illustrated Book, (Place: Sydney, NSW)
  • Gibbney , H. J. & Smith, Ann G., (1987), A Biographical Register 1788-1939, (Place: Canberra, ACT)
  • Carroll, A., (1981), Graven Images of the Promised Land, (Place: Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (catalogue numbers 15, 16))
  • Benko, N., (1969), Art and Artists of South Australia, (Place: Adelaide, SA)
See also:
  • Stages in a Bush Journey - Morning n.d, watercolour and ink, 26.8 x 44.7 cm, Art Gallery of South Australia.