J. R.

Also known as James Rule
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Known only by the initials J.R. this sketcher is believed to have painted the notorious tribal leader 'Musquito' who allegedly murdered a woman and is said to have discovered the plains of Lawrenny in Tasmania.

Citations

  • Burn, David, p.32.

  • Parry, Naomi (2005), 'Musquito (c. 1780 – 1825)’, Melbourne, Vic : Australian Dictionary of Biography, Supplementary Volume, Melbourne University Press, p. 299.

Initial data sources

  • DAA with additions