Walker Hodgson

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London artist who accompanied mining engineer Albert F. Calvert to the West Australian goldfields and who regularly got lost because of his curiosity according to Calvert. He later illustrated Calvert's account of the trip.
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Illustrator, was a London artist who accompanied the mining engineer and speculator Albert F. Calvert on his fourth visit to the goldfields of WA (and regularly got lost because of his curiosity according to Calvert). He illustrated Calvert’s account of the trip, published in 1897. Eight pen and ink 'Sketches of Australian Scenes’ c.1890, possibly originals for Calvert’s 'Exploring Expedition … NW Australia’ 1891 are held in the Mitchell Library (PXA 4464) and attributed to Calvert though there is speculation that they were in fact executed by Hodgson.

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1996
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References [<ExternalResource: Calvert, A. F. (1891), 'Exploring Expedition ... NW Australia', Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, PXA 44640.>, <ExternalResource: Coates, Ian (2000), 'Lists and Letters: an analysis of some exchanges between museums, collectors and Australian Aborigines 1895-1910', PhD thesis, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT.>] [<ExternalResource: Calvert, A. F. (1891), 'Exploring Expedition ... NW Australia', Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, PXA 44640.>]