Edward Roper b. 1832

Also known as C. Roper
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
Edward Roper, painter, illustrator, publisher, lithographer, writer and traveller, was inspired by Australian, New Zealand, South Sea Island and Canadian subjects as shown in the 1886 London group exhibition. Roper was by far the largest single Australasian art contributor and seems to have produced replicas for many years.

Citations

  • 'Graphic News of Australasia’.

  • Craig, C. (1984), 'More Old Tasmanian Prints’, Launceston, Tas; (for 'C. Roper’).

  • Craig, E. D. (1987), 'Australian Art Auction Records 1984-1987’, Sydney, NSW.

  • Tardif-Côté, D. (1986), 'Edward Raper’, 'The Painted Past’, Public Archives Canada catalogue, Ontario, Canada.

  • (1927), 'Australia, New Zealand and the South Seas, Africa and the East Indies’, Museum Book Store catalogue, London,England, UK.

  • (1886), 'Exhibition of Australian and New Zealand, American and Canadian Oil Paintings and Water Colour Drawings’, Burlington Gallery catalogue, London, England, UK (n.d.).

  • (1981), 'Colonial and Impressionist Paintings’, Deutscher Fine Art catalogue, East Melbourne, Vic, [10-11].

  • (1985), Sotheby’s Catalogue, Sydney, NSW, 10-25.

  • (1988), Sotheby’s Catalogue, London, England, UK, 05-27.

  • 'Edward Roper’, Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, (PXn 135).

  • 'Roper’, Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, (PXn 67).

  • Information sourced from Callaway, Anita.

  • Information sourced from Henderson, Beryl.

  • Information sourced from Lennon, Jane.

  • Information sourced from Serventy, D.L.

  • (1872), Australian Mechanic and Journal of Science and Art, [1872/1873], Melbourne, Vic.

  • Roper, Edward (1870), 'What Emigration Really Is, By a Resident in Canada and Australia with Illustrations by the Author’, Graphotyping Company, London, England, UK.

  • Roper, Edward (1871), 'A Voyage round the World in the Ship “Newcastle” 1870-1871’, Graphotyping Company, London, England, UK.

  • Roper, Edward (1891), 'By Track and Trail through Canada’, London, England, UK.

  • 'Christie’s catalogue’, 1995.

See also

  • ''Gold Mining', watercolour, (NK 10606), reproduced in National Library of Australia News, 1997-08, [p.11].'.
  • ''Rounding Up Cattle', watercolour, Christies Australia catalogue 1995-11, Lot 28; sold Christies Part 2, 1996-11-27, Lot 350.'.

Initial data sources

  • DAA with additions