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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Jorgenson, Jorgen, b. 1780
Colonial-era sketcher, painter, naval officer, and author, among other things, he lived in Van Diemen's Land variously as a convict and a free man. He ...
Macarthur, James, b. 1813
Male colonial artist of the famous Macarthur family whose only known pictures are of Victorian landscapes, despite living in Tasmania and New South Wales.
Scott, Lachlina Elizabeth, b. 1824
Art student, was the eldest daughter of James Scott, senior colonial surgeon of Van Diemen's Land between 1824 and 1835.
Smith, James, b. 1813
Nephew of James Cook, related to Isaac Smith, the colonial artist painted portraits and the marine. Some of his more accomplished works include two large ...
Synnot, Walter, b. 1773
Colonial army officer, amateur painter of natural history paintings, watercolour scenes and at least one portrait. Known works were produced during his time living in ...
Thomson, William, b. 1801
Colonial painter, the first documented portraitist to publicly solicit patrons in Van Diemen's Land.