Robert Elwes

Also known as Robert Elwee
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
The adventurous sketcher and lithographer was shipwrecked off Flinders Island in 1849 on his round-the-world voyage. His book, 'A Sketcher's Tour round the World' featured lithographs of his travels but he considered Australia a poor country for one in search of the picturesque.
Name
Robert Elwes
Also known as Robert Elwee
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Active Period
  • c.1854
  • 1850 - 1854
  • 1849 - 1850
Arrival
  • 1849 (ship 'Caroline', shipwrecked off Flinders Island.)
Residence
  • c.1854 Perth, WA
  • c.June 1850 - c.1854 London, England, UK
  • September 1849 - December 1849 Sydney, NSW
  • 1848 - June 1850 at sea
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870