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Abbott, John, b. 1803
This sketcher, watercolourist and songwriter became the registrar-general of births, deaths and marriages in Van Diemen's Land in the mid nineteenth century. His watercolours were ...
Allport, Mary Morton, b. 1806
Painter of landscapes, flowers, natural history studies and portrait miniatures. Allport's etchings, engravings and lithographs were the first to have been made by a woman ...
Atkinson, John
Watercolour painter and drawing master who lived and painted in Van Diemen's Land during the 1830s. In 1833 Atkinson and his wife opened the Stanwell ...
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 ...
Becker, Ludwig, b. 1808
An undervalued member of the fateful Burke and Wills expedition, Ludwig Becker was an accomplished artist and naturalist whose contribution to the expedition has belatedly ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Costantini, Charles Henry Theodore, b. 1803
Portrait and landscape painter, lithographer and surgeon. Born in Paris, he was twice sentenced to transportation to Australia. He resided in New South Wales and ...
Cotton, E. L.
A sketcher. Cotton's sketch was sold at Sotheby's in August 2000 (ill. lot 322).
Duterrau, Benjamin, b. 1767
Duterrau arrived in Australia when he was 65. Already an established artist, he produced many Australian 'firsts' including 'The Conciliation' - the first history painting ...
Errington, Eliza Helen, b. 1808
A painter and sketcher who lived in Tasmania where lithographer John Skinner Proust was regarded as a key influence on her work. She also spent ...
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Evans, George William, b. 1780
Although primarily known as an explorer and surveyor, G.W. Evans's artistic efforts have considerable merit. His topographical vistas of Hobart Town, Parramatta and Sydney Harbour ...
Florance, Thomas, b. 1785
A sketcher and surveyor who served in the American War of 1812 and lived for many years in New Zealand. Most of his drawings would ...
Frankland, George, b. 1800
Described by a contemporary as 'a gentleman of the highest talents but without one atom of common sense', Frankland took part in exploratory missions in ...
Glover, John, b. 1790
Named after his famous father, John Glover junior also painted Tasmanian subjects. John junior also farmed the family land while his father painted.
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Gould, William, b. 1803
Gould's stunning drawings executed with botanist Dr Scott show the various plant and bird life of Tasmania. However, Gould was continually battling the law and ...
Hardwicke, Charles Browne, b. 1788
Naval officer and settler, the only sketch attributed to him may have in fact been drawn by his fiancée, Elizabeth Chapman. The sketch is of ...
Hellyer, Henry, b. 1790
Watercolourist, surveyor and architect, arrived in Van Diemen's Land in 1826 as architect and surveyor to the newly formed Van Diemen's Land Company. Painted watercolours ...
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.