John Adamson

  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
Scottish colonial male draughtsman whose sketches and paintings of Melbourne were reproduced as lithographs even after his sudden death at sea en route to Calcutta. His Australian landscapes were sought after because they captured the roughness of the country.
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  • University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW

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  • Carmichael, John Black (associate of)
  • Adamson, Frederick (child of)
  • Highett, (associate of)
  • Gourlay, O. (relative of)
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  • Clark, J. H. (associate of)
  • Carmichael, John Black (associate of)
  • Adamson, Frederick (child of)
  • Highett, (associate of)
  • Gourlay, O. (relative of)
  • Clint, R. (associate of)