George French Angas b. 25 April 1822

Also known as G. F. A.
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
A watercolour and natural history painter, many of Angas's sketches from his travels as a naturalist in the mid 1800s became the basis for lithographic plates used in his publications.
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exhibited at
Sydney Mechanics School of Arts Exhibition
Date
January 1857
Place
Sydney, NSW
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Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Paris Exhibition
Date
1855
Place
Paris, France
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Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Preparation exhibition for the 1855 Paris Exhibition
Date
November 1854
Place
Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Society for the Promotion of the Fine Arts in Australia
Date
June 1847
Place
Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Date
5 April 1846
Place
Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, London, England, UK
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Date
17 March 1846
Place
British and Foreign Institution, London, England, UK
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Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Date
July 1845
Place
Royal Hotel, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
[first art exhibition in South Australia]
Date
1845
Place
Legislative Council Chambers, Adelaide, SA
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Type
Exhibition

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References [<ExternalResource: Angas, George French (1842), 'A Ramble in Malta and Sicily in the Autumn of 1841 ... Illustrated with Sketches taken on the spot and drawn on stone by the author'.>, <ExternalResource: Tregenza, J. (1980), 'George French Angas', Adelaide, SA, Entry taken largely from.>, <ExternalResource: Tregenza, J. (1980), 'George French Angas', Adelaide, SA, Entry taken largely from.>, <ExternalResource: Morgan, E. (1966), 'George French Angas', Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol 1, ed. D. Pike, A. Shaw, M. Clark, B. Nairn, G. Serle and R. Ward, Melbourne 1966-1976.>, <ExternalResource: Benko, N. (1969), 'Art and Artists of South Australia', Adelaide, SA.>, <ExternalResource: McDonald, P.R.; & Pearce, B. (1988), 'The Artist and the Patron', Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Mander-Jones, P. (1972), 'Manuscripts in the British Isles relating to Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific', Canberra, ACT.>, <ExternalResource: Moore, William (1934), 'The Story of Australian Art', 2 vols, (facsimile reprint, 1980).>, <ExternalResource: Platts, U. (1979), 'Nineteenth Century New Zealand Artists', Christchurch, New Zealand.>, <ExternalResource: Wilson, S.C.; & Borrow, K.T. (1973), 'The Bridge over the Ocean', Adelaide, SA.>, <ExternalResource: 'Sydney Mechanics Institute Reports', Mitchell Library ms A4150.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Lennon, J.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Henderson, Beryl.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Tregenza, John.>, <ExternalResource: Angas, George French (1846), 'South Australia Illustrated', London, England, UK.>, <ExternalResource: Angas, George French (1846), 'The New Zealanders Illustrated', London, England, UK.>, <ExternalResource: Angas, George French (1847), 'Savage Life and Scenes in Australia and New Zealand: Being an Artist's Impressions of Countries and Peoples at the Antipodes (2 vols)', Smith, Elder & Co., London, England, UK.>, <ExternalResource: Angas, George French (1849), 'The Kaffirs Illustrated', London, England, UK.>, <ExternalResource: Angas, George French (1851), 'Six Views of the Gold Field at Ophir...,', Woolcott and Clarke.>, <ExternalResource: Angas, George French, 'Views of the Gold Regions of Australia Drawn on the Spot by G.F. Angus', London, England, UK.>, <ExternalResource: Angas, George French (1865), 'Australia: A Popular Account of its Physical Features, Inhabitants, Natural History and Productions. With the History of its Colonization', London, England, UK.>, <ExternalResource: Angas, George French (1866), 'Polynesia, a Description of the Islands of the Pacific', London, England, UK.>] [<ExternalResource: Angas, George French (1842), 'A Ramble in Malta and Sicily in the Autumn of 1841 ... Illustrated with Sketches taken on the spot and drawn on stone by the author'.>, <ExternalResource: Tregenza, J. (1980), 'George French Angas', Adelaide, SA, Entry taken largely from.>]