John Woodcock Graves b. 1795

Also known as J. W. Graves, Senior John Woodcock Graves
  • Artist (Painter)
A painter and composer, Graves worked in a variety of roles and jobs while living in Tasmania, advertising his various skills that included painting, composing, carriage maintenance and plumbing.

Citations

  • Campbell, A.W., 'John Woodcock Graves’, Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol 4, ed. D. Pike, A. Shaw, M. Clark, B. Nairn, G. Serle and R. Ward, Melbourne, Vic.

  • (1850), Hobart Town Advertiser, 12-13.

  • Information sourced from Curnow, Heather.

  • Information sourced from Stilwell, G.T.

Initial data sources

  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870