Edmund Edgar b. c.1800

Also known as Edgar Edmund Bults, Edmund Eagar, Edgar Bult, Elgar
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Printmaker)
Edmund Edgar worked in London as a house painter and engraver before being convicted of robbery and sentenced to transportation for life. He used several aliases, including Edgar Edmund Bults and Edgar Bult.
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Name
Edmund Edgar
Also known as:
  • Edgar Edmund Bults
  • Edmund Eagar
  • Edgar Bult
  • Elgar
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
Other Occupation
  • House painter (ANZSIC code: 3244)
  • Fruit and vegetable vendor (ANZSIC code: 4122) (Fruit and vegetable vendor unconfirmed)
Birth date
c.1800
Birth place
UK
Active Period
  • c.1828 - c.1869
Arrival
  • 13 September 1826 (Sydney; ship 'Marquis of Huntly.')
Residence
  • c.1859 - c.1860 Parramatta [?], Sydney, NSW
  • c.1847 Argyle Street, The Rocks, Sydney, NSW
  • London, England, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • DAA with additions

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References [<ExternalResource: Ingram, Terry (2002), 'Historic pieces on their way home', Saleroom column, Australian Financial Review, June 20, p.57.>, <ExternalResource: McDonald, P. R. and Pearce, B. (1988), 'The Artist and the Patron', Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Mitchell Library, PXn 451, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Neville, Richard.>, <ExternalResource: (1829), Sydney Gazette, July 30.>, <ExternalResource: (1827), George Howe's 1827 Australian Almanac.>]