James Robertson b. 1829

  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
James Robertson was a watercolourist and police magistrate. He came to New South Wales in 1842 with his father and at first did not seem to like the place much. He wrote to his brother in Scotland, "[It is] not a country but a wretched hole". He did, though, spend the rest of his life in Victoria.
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Name
James Robertson
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • police magistrate (ANZSIC code: 7540)
Birth date
1829
Birth place
Scotland, UK
Death date
1907
Active Period
  • c.1869 - c.1905
Arrival
  • 1842
Residence
  • Studholm (or Homewood), Fellows Street, Kew, Victoria
  • Ashburton Cottage, Blessington Street, St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria
  • Victoria
  • Muswellbrook, New South Wales
  • Scotland
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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References [<ExternalResource: Moore, William (1934), 'The Story of Australian Art', Sydney, New South Wales: Angus and Robertson, [2 vols], (facsimile reprint, 1980).>, <ExternalResource: Humphreys, H.M. (1882), 'Men of the Time in Australia', Melbourne, Victoria, 2nd edn.>, <ExternalResource: Moore, W. (1906), 'Studio Sketches', Melbourne, Victoria.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from '[Family papers]'.>] [<ExternalResource: Moore, William (1934), 'The Story of Australian Art', Sydney, New South Wales: Angus and Robertson, [2 vols], (facsimile reprint, 1980).>]