Meshach Stevens b. c.1811

Also known as Meshack Stevens
  • Artist (Painter)
Meshach Stevens was a convict, arriving in Australia aboard the Argyle in 1831. His only known art work is an oil painting showing an Arctic whaling scene. The Van Diemen's Land whaling industry was at its height in the late 1840s and the work may have been a commission.

Citations

  • Brewington, M.V. (1969), 'Kendall Whaling Museum Prints’, Massachusetts, USA : The Museum, Sharon.

  • (1847), Hobart, Tas : Hobart Town General Directory.

  • '[CON 14/2, CON 31/39, NS 282 10 2, NS 229 1 62]’, Hobart, Tas : Archives Office of Tasmania.

Initial data sources

  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870