Margaret Hobson

Also known as Margaret Adamson
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Natural history artist, her only recorded work is a sketch of the fossil teeth found on Mount Macedon, Victoria, in 1845. Her drawing was lithographed by G.A. Gilbert and printed by Thomas Ham for the second volume of the 'Tasmanian Journal of Natural Science' (1846).
Name
Margaret Hobson
Also known as Margaret Adamson
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Natural history artist (ANZSIC code: 6910)
Active Period
  • c.1845
Arrival
  • 1839 (Arrived at Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land (Tas.) on board the 'Appoline'.)
Residence
  • Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1839 - 1840 Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land (Tas.)
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870