Joseph Arnold b. 28 December 1782

  • Artist (Painter)
Naval surgeon who accompanied Governor Macquarie on the voyage to Sydney in 1809. Arnold produced 244 watercolour sketches of coastlines while outward bound, including views of Port Jackson, Botany Bay, Van Diemen's Land (Tas.) and other parts of Australia. In 1815 he revisited Sydney as the first officially appointed surgeon-superintendent on a convict ship, the Northampton.
Name
Joseph Arnold
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Naturalist (ANZSIC code: 6910)
  • Naval surgeon (ANZSIC code: 7600)
Birth date
28 December 1782
Birth place
Beccles, Scotland, UK
Death date
26 July 1818
Death place
Sumatra
Active Period
  • c.1809 - c.1817
Arrival
  • 28 December 1809 (Arrived Sydney on vessel 'HMS Hindostan')
Residence
  • 1817 - 26 July 1818 Sumatra, Indonesia
  • c.1815 - c.1817 England, UK
  • 18 June 1815 - 13 July 1815 Sydney, NSW
  • c.28 December 1809 - c.12 May 1810 Sydney, NSW
  • c.28 December 1782 - c.1809 Scotland, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870