George Lacy b. c.1817

Also known as G. L., G. Lacy
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
A self-confessed adventurer, Lacy 'bade adieu to Old England and sailed for the Antipodes'. As a skilled and amused observer of social foibles and appearances Lacy may be compared with his contemporary S.T. Gill.

Citations

  • 'NSW Death Records : 4467/1878; 6598/1884’.

  • 'Moore’s Almanacs’.

  • McCulloch, A (1977), 'Artists of the Australian Gold Rush’, Melbourne, VIC.

  • (1969), 'Australian Colonial Art – Catalogue’, Clune Galleries Sydney, NSW.

  • (1980), ’30 Australian Paintings – Catalogue’, Deutscher Fine Art Melbourne, VIC.

  • Leonard, Joel (1970), 'Auction Catalogue’, March, Melbourne, VIC.

  • (1865), 'Lost in the Bush’, Illustrated Sydney News, October 16.

  • (1865), 'Escape of Clarke the Bushranger, from Braidwood Gaol’, Illustrated Sydney News, November, 16.

  • (1866), 'View of Araluen Goldfields’, Illustrated Sydney News , July 16.

  • (1866), 'Coo-ee’, Illustrated Sydney News, September 15.

  • (1870), 'Overland to the Gulf’, Illustrated Sydney News, March 17.

  • (1870), 'Shifting Camp’, Illustrated Sydney News, May 11.

  • (1873), 'The Matrimonial Thermometer (chromolithograph supplement)’, Illustrated Sydney News, December 23 ,.

  • (1860), 'Southern Courier’, July, 20.

  • (1860), 'Southern Courier’, July 27.

  • (1860), 'Southern Courier’, August 10.

  • 5 May, Information sourced by J.Lennon (1877), 'Sydney Mail’.

  • Callow, M.W. (1976), 'George Lacy’, ms, National Library of Australia, Canberra,.

  • 'Lacy Papers’, Mitchell Library, Canberra, ACT.

  • 'lithograph (untitled)’, Richardson & Lee.

  • (1873), '(cartoon on women drivers)’, Punch, May, 29, Sydney.

Initial data sources

  • DAA with additions