George Gilbert b. 3 December 1815

Also known as George Alexander Gilbert
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
George Gilbert founded the first magazine in Victoria, and helped found the Melbourne debating society. He was a multi-talented artist, but was eventually declared bankrupt. Pursuing fortune, he travelled to New Zealand to participate in the gold rush.

Citations

  • Creelman, A.E. (1979), 'The life of a dilettante GA Gilbert, 1841-1859’, Now in the State Library of Victoria Australian Manuscripts Collection. Reference added to DAAO biography Oct 2009.

  • Craig, C. (1961), 'The Engravers of Van Diemen’s Land’, Launceston, Tasmania.

  • Darragh, T.A. (1990), 'The Establishment and Development of Engraving and Lithography in Melbourne to the Time of the Gold Rush’, Willow Bend, New South Wales.

  • Mackaness, G. (ed) (1953), 'The Correspondence of John Cotton, 3 vols’, Sydney, New South Wales.

  • Creelman, A.E. (1979), 'The life of a dilettante: George Alexander Gilbert’, La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, manuscript.

  • Hobler, G., 'Journals’, Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, manuscript.

  • Information sourced from Bruce, Candice.

Initial data sources

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