George Raper b. c.1769

  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
George Raper was a natural history painter and naval officer. In 1783 he entered the Royal Navy. His artistic legacy is his record of the natural history of Port Jackson and of Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands. Raper died on board his ship in 1797.
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Name
George Raper
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Naval officer (ANZSIC code: 7600)
  • Natural history painter (ANZSIC code: 6910)
Birth date
c.1769
Birth place
Yorkshire, England, UK
Death date
1797
Death note
On board his ship 'Expedition'.
Active Period
  • c.1788 - c.1792
Arrival
  • January 1788 (arrived at Botany Bay aboard the Sirius, NSW)
Residence
  • Lord Howe Island, NSW
  • Norfolk Island
  • Sydney, NSW
  • Port Jackson, Sydney, NSW
  • c.1769 - c.1788 Yorkshire, England, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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References [<ExternalResource: Hindwood, K. (June 1964), 'George Raper: An artist of the First Fleet', Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society 50/1 (June 1964), .>, <ExternalResource: Hindwood, K. (1967), 'George Raper', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 2 [Pike, D. (ed.)], Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Finney, C. (1984), 'To Sail beyond the Sunset', Adelaide, SA.>, <ExternalResource: Gillen, M. (1989), 'The Founders of Australia', Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Groom, Linda (2000), 'Rare First Fleet Paintings and Maps', World of Antiques and Art, 60th edn, 145-49.>, <ExternalResource: Hirst, Warwick (2002), 'Painting the Pacific in the Picture Gallery', State Library of New South Wales exhibition guide, Sydney, NSW (showed 4 w/cs, one of a red Norfolk Island fish ill. cat. p.8).>, <ExternalResource: Rienits, R. & Rienits, T. (1963), 'Early Artists of Australia', Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Smith, B. (1985), 'European Vision and the South Pacific', Melbourne, Vic. (revised edition).>, <ExternalResource: Smith, B. (1988), 'The Art of the First Fleet', South Melbourne, Vic.>] [<ExternalResource: Hindwood, K. (June 1964), 'George Raper: An artist of the First Fleet', Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society 50/1 (June 1964), .>]