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Boyes, George Thomas William Blamey, b. 1786
Like many early colonists in public service, George Boyes was able to pursue leisurely hobbies, such as watercolour painting; he preferred the landscape of Tasmania ...
Allport, Henry Curzon, b. 1788
Watercolour painter. He was a contemporary and pupil of John Glover and brother to Joseph Allport, sister-in-law to Mary Morton Allport. Member of the Old ...
Reveley, Henry Willey, b. 1788
English born Henry Willey Reveley, sketcher, architect and civil engineer, was responsible for the design and supervision of public works at Fremantle, Perth and outlying ...
Beamont, John, b. 1789
A committed public servant, John Beaumont held various positions in Hobart Town with the colonial administration. Only one known surviving sketch exists, which is now ...
Chapman, Thomas Evans, b. 1789
Painter, art teacher, lithographer and public servant in Hobart, Tasmania. Chapman was not only one of early Tasmania's most prolific, competent and detailed sketchers but ...
Swainson, William, b. 1789
Natural history artist, illustrator, lithographer, naturalist and commissary. McMillan considers that 'His botanical work is unimportant; his claim to remembrance rests upon his zoological work ...
Bock, Thomas, b. 1790
A first-class engraver and photographer, Thomas Bock was transported to Van Dieman's Land for assisting in an abortion. He stayed on in Australia after his ...
Buckland, A. E., b. 1790
Botanical artist, A.E. Buckland produced a number of watercolours between 1847 and 1850 that are now held in the collection of the Tasmanian Museum and ...
Close, Edward Charles, b. 1790
Sketcher, army engineer, landowner and magistrate at Morpeth on the Hunter River, NSW.
Fyans, Foster, b. 1790
Although known more for his eccentricities and lively memoirs than his art, Fyans was a sophisticated watercolourist. He is known for a fine picture of ...
King, Phillip Parker, b. 1791
Phillip Parker King,an explorer, surveyor and sketcher, was commander of an expedition to explore the coast of New Holland. His journals, sketches and charts appeared ...
McArthur, John, b. 1791
John McArthur was a sketcher and naval officer. T.H. Huxley called him ('with all reverence') 'a pragmatical old fogey.'
Thomas, William, b. 1791
A sketcher who during the 1840s worked as a protector of Aborigines, who form the subject of his work.
Wollaston, John Ramsden, b. 1791
Wollaston is known for the copious personal diaries he kept during his Australian years (1841/1856). These were sent to friends in England and later returned ...
Bailey, Mary, b. 1792
Watercolourist active in colonial Hobart in the 1850s. Mary Bailey's watercolour 'View from Sandy Bay' is held by the National Library of Australia.
Barney, George, b. 1792
George Barney was an English military officer who rose through the ranks of the Royal Engineers to become one of the most regarded and pioneering ...
Cruikshank, George, b. 1792
19th century English cartoonist who drew several cartoons with colonial Australian themes.
Devoy, Thomas, b. 1792
Thomas Devoy is best known for his portraits, some of which were exhibited at the 1849 Society for the Promotion of Fine Arts Exhibition in ...
Lette, Elizabeth, b. 1792
Portrait painter, was reported in both Launceston and Hobart Town newspapers in 1848 as a portrait painter of some ability. She spoke of becoming a ...
Mitchell, Thomas, b. 1792
Painter, surveyor and military officer. A resident of Sydney, he made topographical sketches and surveys and painted portraits.