G. Bland b.

  • Artist (Painter)
G. Bland did not stay long in Victoria but it is known that he worked as a portrait painter in Melbourne and Geelong. It was in Geelong in June 1847 that he painted the celebrated racer Bunyip.

Citations

  • Holyoake, M. (1978), 'Melbourne art scene from 1839 to 1859’, Art and Australia, vol. 15, no. 3.

  • (1847), Argus, 06-15.

  • Information sourced from McDonald, Patricia R.

Initial data sources

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