Knud Geelmuyden Bull b. 10 September 1811

Also known as Knut Bull, Thomas Evans
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Painter)
Painter, photographer and drawing master in Hobart and Sydney in the mid to late nineteeth century. Bull arrived in Australia as a convict, having been arrested for 'Feloniously making part of a Foreign Note for 100 Dollars'. Best known for his Tasmanian landscapes, a number of Bull's works may have been wrongly attributed given their similarity to the work of fellow painter J.G. Medland and the f
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Name
Knud Geelmuyden Bull
Also known as:
  • Knut Bull
  • Thomas Evans
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Photographer)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Professional photographer
  • Drawing master
Birth date
10 September 1811
Birth place
Bergen, Norway
Death date
22 December 1889
Death place
Surry Hills, Sydney, NSW
Burial place
Church of England section of Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney, NSW
Active Period
  • c.1833 - c.1880
Arrival
  • 21 September 1846 (Arrived Norfolk Island, NSW on board the John Calvin)
Cultural Heritage
  • Norwegian
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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Related works
  • Summer Evening on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat (creator of)
  • New Town (creator of)
  • Mount Wellington, Tasmania (creator of)
  • Old Ellswick (creator of)
  • Entrance to the River Derwent from the Springs, Mount Wellington (creator of)
  • Near Oatlands, Tasmania, with Table Mountain in the Distance (creator of)
  • Hobart Town and Mt Nelson (creator of)
  • City of Hobart Town (creator of)
  • Portrait of Henry Chapman (creator of)
  • (Portrait of Mrs Coverdale) (creator of)
  • The Wreck of the George III (creator of)
  • The Rossbank Observatory, Hobart (creator of)
  • (Portrait of Phillis Boyd) (creator of)
  • Sunnyside from the Domain (creator of)
  • Aboard the John Calvin (creator of)
  • Waterfall at Tvinde (creator of)
  • Christopher Malthe, Town Clerk (creator of)
  • Summer Evening on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat (creator of)
  • New Town (creator of)
  • Mount Wellington, Tasmania (creator of)
  • (Portrait of Phillis Boyd) (creator of)
  • The Wreck of the George III (creator of)
  • Aboard the John Calvin (creator of)
  • Old Ellswick (creator of)
  • Entrance to the River Derwent from the Springs, Mount Wellington (creator of)
  • Near Oatlands, Tasmania, with Table Mountain in the Distance (creator of)
  • The Rossbank Observatory, Hobart (creator of)
  • Sunnyside from the Domain (creator of)
  • Hobart Town and Mt Nelson (creator of)
  • City of Hobart Town (creator of)
  • Portrait of Henry Chapman (creator of)
  • (Portrait of Mrs Coverdale) (creator of)
  • Waterfall at Tvinde (creator of)
  • Christopher Malthe, Town Clerk (creator of)
Related events
  • Old Hobart Exhibition (None)
  • Sydney International Exhibition (None)
  • Paris Universal Exhibition (None)
  • Sydney International Exhibition (None)
  • Old Hobart Exhibition (None)
  • Paris Universal Exhibition (None)