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Fowell, Newton Digby, b. 1768

Fowell joined the Royal Navy at 12 and arrived in Australia on the First Fleet. He made sketches of birds and Aboriginal weapons, none of ...

The Corpse of Moworoah, a Chief of Otahytey...

by Tobin, George.

Cockburn, James Pattison, b. 1779

Topographical painter, author and army officer born in New York, USA. Resident of England and Canada he visited NSW en route between the two. Dursing ...

King, Philip Gidley, b. 1758

King sailed with the First Fleet to Botany Bay in 1788. He established the settlement in Norfolk Island and later became governor of New South ...

Piron,

Piron was a painter and naval draughtsman. He was an official draughtsman on the expedition which visited Australia in 1792-93. Piron died at Batavia in ...

Port Jackson Painter,

The 'Port Jackson Painter' is the name now used for an unidentified painter (or painters) - the most prolific of the First Fleet artists - ...

Raper, George, b. 1769

George Raper was a natural history painter and naval officer. In 1783 he entered the Royal Navy. His artistic legacy is his record of the ...

Ravenet, Juan, b. 1766

After lengthy negotiations by expedition leader Alessandro Malaspina, Juan Ravenet finally joined his friend in 1791 as resident figure painter on his voyage.

Reception by the Officials at Botany Bay

by Ravenet, Juan.

Actually Sydney Cove.

Rye, Peter

Peter Rye was a sketcher who also had a distinguished naval career until 1837. While he was at sea fighting the French in 1793, two ...

Clayton, Samuel, b. 1783

Portraitist, engraver, art teacher and silversmith born in Ireland. Transported to NSW, reputedly for forgery, he prospered in the colony.

Smith, Isaac, b. 1752

Relative of James Cook, he also served the navigator aboard the Endeavour in the voyage to Australia, and according to Cook particularly instrumental in making ...