John Thompson b. 3 September 1800

  • Artist (Draughtsman)
A competent sketcher, Thompson's book of views, drawn in New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land between 1827 and 1832, appear mostly to be the products of leisure moments on official surveying expeditions.
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Name
John Thompson
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Surveyor (ANZSIC code: 6922)
Birth date
3 September 1800
Birth place
England, UK
Death date
9 May 1861
Death place
Woolloomooloo, Sydney, NSW
Active Period
  • c.1827 - c.1832
Arrival
  • c.1827
Residence
  • c.1827 - c.1832 Tasmania
  • 1827 - 1836 Sydney, NSW
  • 1836 - 9 May 1861 Woolloomooloo, Sydney, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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Arrivals
  • c.1827
  • c.1827
Related people
  • Claxton, Marshall (associate of)
  • Lewis, Mortimer (associate of)
  • Rodius, Charles (associate of)
  • Bock, Thomas (associate of)
  • Hallen, Edward (associate of)
  • Thompson, John Wyatt (child of)
  • Thompson, Annie Mary (spouse of)
  • Hallen, Ambrose (associate of)
  • Claxton, Marshall (associate of)
  • Lewis, Mortimer (associate of)
  • Rodius, Charles (associate of)
  • Bock, Thomas (associate of)
  • Mitchell, T. L. (associate of)
  • Hallen, Edward (associate of)
  • Thompson, John Wyatt (child of)
  • Thompson, Annie Mary (spouse of)
  • Hallen, Ambrose (associate of)
Related works
  • View from Sydney of the Haunted Hill in Cockle Bay (creator of)
  • Near Lighthouse Looking to North Head (creator of)
  • From Govt House Hobart Town Nov. 1827 (creator of)
  • View from Sydney of the Haunted Hill in Cockle Bay (creator of)
  • Near Lighthouse Looking to North Head (creator of)
  • From Govt House Hobart Town Nov. 1827 (creator of)
Related collections
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
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Biography
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