Benjamin Duterrau b. 1767

  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Duterrau arrived in Australia when he was 65. Already an established artist, he produced many Australian 'firsts' including 'The Conciliation' - the first history painting attempted in Australia.
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Name
Benjamin Duterrau
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Sculptor)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • engraver
  • art lecturer
  • watchmaker
Birth date
1767
Birth place
London, England
Death date
11 July 1851
Death place
Hobart, Tasmania
Burial place
Presbyterian section, Hobart Town General Cemetery
Active Period
  • 1817 - 1951
Arrival
  • 17 August 1832 (ship; Laing)
Residence
  • 1832 - 1851 Hobart, Tasmania
  • c.1832 Campbell Street, Hobart, Tasmania
  • c.1817 - c.1832 64 Warren Street, London, England
Training
  • under Thomas Dean
Cultural Heritage
  • English
  • French
  • Huguenot
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • DAA with additions

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  • Duterrau, Sarah Jane (parent of)
  • Glover, John (associate of)
  • Manalargerna (associate of)
  • Tanleboueyer (associate of)
  • Truggernana (associate of)
  • Wooreddy (associate of)
Related people
  • Dean, Thomas (associate of)
  • Mundy, Henry (associate of)
  • Ross, James (associate of)
Related works
  • New Town Racecourse (creator of)
  • Self-portrait (creator of)
  • Portrait of Caleb Tapping (creator of)
  • Portrait of Emmely Frances Watchorn (creator of)
  • The Walker Children (creator of)
  • Eliza, Lady Arthur and Governor Arthur (creator of)
  • Storm Bay as Seen from the Top of Mount Nelson (creator of)
  • Hobart Town as Seen from the Top of Mount Nelson (creator of)
  • A View of Hobart Town Taken from Kangaroo Point (creator of)
  • A Kangaroo Caught by a Wild Native's Dog, The Native Then Seizes the Kangaroo & Kills It with his Waddy (creator of)
  • Wild Native Taking a Kangaroo, his Dog Having Caught It, He Runs to Kill It with his Waddy (creator of)
  • Joseph Priestley (Dr) (creator of)
  • Timmy (creator of)
  • The Manner of Straightening a Spear (creator of)
  • Suspicion (creator of)
  • Surprise (creator of)
  • Anger (creator of)
  • Credulity (creator of)
  • Truggernana, Wife of Wooreddy (creator of)
  • Tanleboueyer, Wife of the Chief (creator of)
  • Manalargerna, the Chief (creator of)
  • Mr. Robinson, in his Bush Dress (creator of)
  • G.A. Robinson and his group of 'friendly natives' (creator of)
  • The Chief Derah Mat of Port Philip (creator of)
  • Native Catching a Kangaroo (creator of)
  • Woureddy (creator of)
  • Truggernana (Trukanini) (creator of)
  • Woureddy (creator of)
  • The Conciliation (creator of)
  • Portrait of a Lady (creator of)
  • The Children in the Wood (creator of)
  • The Fruit Girl (creator of)
  • The Beggar Reproved (creator of)
  • The Basket Maker (creator of)
  • Portrait of an Arabian Child (creator of)
  • Portrait of an Artist (creator of)
Related collections
  • Ulster Museum, Ulster, Ireland, UK (collected in)
  • Dept of Ethnography, British Museum, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, TAS (collected in)
  • Van Diemen's Land Folk Museum, Battery Point, Hobart, TAS (collected in)
  • WL Crowther Library, State Library of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, TAS (collected in)
  • Ballaarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC (collected in)
  • Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Dixson Galleries, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, TAS (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide (collected in)
  • Museum of Mankind, London, England, UK (collected in)
Related events
  • Society of British Artists (exhibited at)
  • Society of British Artists (exhibited at)
  • British Institution (exhibited at)
  • Royal Academy (exhibited at)
  • Royal Academy (exhibited at)