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Gilfillan, John, b. 1793
After a tumultuous childhood running away to sea, being shipwrecked and press ganged for 8 years, Gilfillan studied art and made it his career. He ...
Irvine, John, b. 1805
As a painter and portraitist, John Irvine made a name for himself in Scotland as well as Adelaide and Dunedin. Actively involved in art societies, ...
Jackson, John Alexander, b. 1809
Sketcher and public servant, was born in Scotland and came to Sydney, Australia in 1825 to be employed as a Government draughtsman. He moved between ...
MacCormac, Andrew, b. 1826
Male colonial painter of portraits, a few landscape and genre paintings, who mainly worked in South Australia, portraying the upper classes.
Sturt, Charles, b. 1795
Despite his reputation as an explorer, Charles Sturt was also a keen sketcher who drew early admiration from the Duke of Wellington, whose portrait Sturt ...