Benjamin Duterrau b. 1767

  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Duterrau arrived in Australia when he was 65. Already an established artist, he produced many Australian 'firsts' including 'The Conciliation' - the first history painting attempted in Australia.

Citations

  • T. Bonyhady (3 April 1980), 'Benjamin Duterrau’s paintings of the conciliation of the Tasmanian Aborigines, Bowyang’.

  • Moore, William (1934), 'The Story of Australian Art, vol 1 and 2’, facsimile reprint, 1930.

  • Bonyhady, T. (1987), 'The Colonial Image’, Sydney, New South Wales.

  • Buscombe, E. (1978), 'Artists in Early Australia and their Portraits’, Sydney, New South Wales.

  • Craig, C. (1961), 'The Engravers of Van Diemen’s Land’, Launceston, Tasmania.

  • Erickson, R. (1988), 'The Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians pre 1829 1888’, Nedlands, Western Australia.

  • Graves, A. (1875), 'The British Institution 1806-1867’, London.

  • (1905), 'The Royal Academy of Arts’, London, England.

  • Jones, R. and Andrew, C. (1976), 'The Tasmanian Aboriginal in Art, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery catalogue’, Hobart, Tasmania.

  • Johnson, J. (1984), 'The Royal Society of British Artists’, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England.

  • Kolenberg, H. and Kolenberg, J. (1988), 'Tasmanian Vision’, Hobart, Tasmani: Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery catalogue.

  • Noetling, F. (1911), 'Notes on Duterrau’s 'Reconciliation’ Picture’, Hobart, Tasmania.

  • Paffen, Paul (1999), 'Doctor of Philosophy Thesis’, University of Melbourne, Victoria.

  • Plomley, N. (1983), 'Pictures of the Tasmanian Aborigines,’, Art Bulletin of Tasmania.

  • Scarlett, K. (1980), 'Australian Sculptors’, Melbourne, Victoria.

  • Scheding, Stephen (2002), 'The National Picture’, Milsons Point, New South Wales: Vintage, Random House Australia.

  • Smith, B. [ed.] (1975), 'Documents on Art and Taste in Australia’, Melbourne, Victoria.

  • (1833), Hobart Town Courier, July 19, Dec 20.

  • Dixson, W., 'Notes on Australian artists (DL ms WD53)’, Sydney: Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales.

  • Hansen, David (1988), 'The face of Australia : the land & the people : the past & the present’, Sydney, NSW : Fine Arts Press.

  • Information sourced from Stilwell, G.T.

Initial data sources

  • DAA with additions