Richard Goldsmith Meares b. 11 April 1780

  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Sketcher, mural painter, army officer and settler at the Swan River Colony (Western Australia). Captain Meares was known for his draughtsmanship and his depictions of battle scenes.

Citations

  • Hasluck, A. (1973), 'Royal Engineer: A Life of Sir Edmund DuCane’, Sydney, NSW.

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

  • '(Colonial Eye card file)’, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA.

  • Du Cane, Edmund (1897), 'Early days in Westralia’, in Cornhill Magazine.

Initial data sources

  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870