George Raper b. c.1769

  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
George Raper was a natural history painter and naval officer. In 1783 he entered the Royal Navy. His artistic legacy is his record of the natural history of Port Jackson and of Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands. Raper died on board his ship in 1797.
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Name
George Raper
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Naval officer
  • Natural history painter
Birth date
c.1769
Birth place
Yorkshire, England, UK
Death date
1797
Death note
On board his ship 'Expedition'.
Active Period
  • c.1788 - c.1792
Arrival
  • January 1788 (arrived at Botany Bay aboard the Sirius, NSW)
Residence
  • Lord Howe Island, NSW
  • Norfolk Island
  • Sydney, NSW
  • Port Jackson, Sydney, NSW
  • c.1769 - c.1788 Yorkshire, England, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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Related stub people
  • Raper, Henry (child of)
  • Raper, Catherine (child of)
Related stub person groups
  • Royal Navy, England (associate of)
Related works
  • Nanberry [Nanbaree], a Native Boy of Port Jackson, Living with Mr. White - the Surgn. Genl. (creator of)
  • Cassowary from an Original Drawing in Possession of Mr. Mason - Cape Good Hope (creator of)
  • Settlement of Norfolk Island, 16 May 1790 (creator of)
  • The Melancholy Loss of His Majesty's Ship Sirius, Wreck'd on Norfolk Island, on Friday Noon March 19: Taken from the Flag Staff on the Beach (creator of)
  • View of the East Side of Sidney Cove, Port Jackson, from the Anchorage (creator of)
Related collections
  • British Museum, London, UK (collected in)
  • Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)