John Bolger b. c.1776

  • Artist (Painter)
A convict, John Bolger's painting of Woolloomooloo is in the collection of the Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales. A pencil note attached to the back states that it was "kept as a curiosity".
Name
John Bolger
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Ship's carpenter (ANZSIC code: 2391)
Birth date
c.1776
Birth note
possible attribution: a John Bolger died in Sydney in 1839, aged 63
Death date
1839
Death place
NSW
Death note
possible attribution
Active Period
  • c.1803-
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870