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Meares, Richard Goldsmith, b. 1780
Sketcher, mural painter, army officer and settler at the Swan River Colony (Western Australia). Captain Meares was known for his draughtsmanship and his depictions of ...
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 ...
Backhouse, James, b. 1794
Only in Australia for six years, Backhouse kept extensive records of his experiences, which were then posthumously published in London. His observations have proven to ...
Boultbee, John, b. 1799
Leading a peripatetic life, John Boultbee frequented a number of British 19th century outposts throughout his travels, including Australia and kept a journal of his ...
Henty, James, b. 1800
Sketcher, settler, merchant and banker, Henty's artistic activity was confined to amateur sketching, done mainly during his time in Western Australia.
Brockman, William Locke, b. 1802
A sketcher, pastoralist and politician, Brockman settled in the Upper Swan region with his wife and nine children.
FitzRoy, Robert, b. 1805
A sketcher, FitzRoy served as a naval officer on the Beagle with Charles Darwin and was later influenced by the work of official expedition artist, ...
Nash, Richard West, b. 1808
With well developed careers as a journalist, lawyer and farmer, it seems that Nash's reputation as an artist, in particular as a sketcher, remains unclear. ...
Morrell, Richard, b. 1809
Sketcher, builder, farmer, postmaster and publican, from Western Australia. Morrell died of rheumatic fever at Northam on 29 April 1863.
Bickley, Samuel Wallace Alexander, b. 1810
English-born Samuel Bickley spent five years in Western Australia before seeking unsuccessfull to make his fortune in India. Returning to Fremantle and settling permanently in ...
Turner, Ann Elizabeth, b. 1811
Sketcher and painter, her work are at the Toodyay Gaol Museum.
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Turner, Thomas, b. 1813
An architect, surveyor and selector, his drawings show a sharp eye for domestic detail and include humble buildings and people going about their everyday life.
Clifton, Louisa, b. 1814
Painter, sketcher and diarist. Resident of Western Australia she recorded the first permanent house erected at Port Leschenault.
Knight, Nathan Elias, b. 1815
A sketcher, farmer and customs agent, Nathan Knight arrived at the Swan River Colony in Western Australia in 1841. His only recorded works are two ...
Chauncy, Philip Lamothe Snell, b. 1816
Sketcher, amateur photographer, modeller and surveyor throughout Victoria. Wherever he lived he became acquainted with the Aboriginal people and learned their languages.
Harris, William Edward Strelley, b. 1818
Sketcher and pastoralist, was born in England and settled in Western Australia in 1833. His watercolours record rescue scenes during the floods of 1872.
Samson, Horace, b. 1818
Horace Samson migrated from England and was employed as a sketcher, lithographer, draughtsman throughout his career in Western Australia.
Powis, Charles, b. 1819
Painter, sculptor and plasterer, came to the Swan River Colony, Western Australia. He exhibited what was proclaimed to be the first statue ever made in ...
Clifton, Elinor Katherine, b. 1820
Sketcher born in England. Resident of Western Australia and founder of Australind.
Clifton, William Carmult, b. 1820
Landscape painter and shipping agent. Resident of Western Australia.