George Thomas William Blamey Boyes b. 16 December 1786

  • Artist (Painter)
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 to New South Wales and spent most of his life in Australia in Hobart.
Name
George Thomas William Blamey Boyes
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Public servant (ANZSIC code: 75)
  • Colonial secretary (ANZSIC code: 75)
  • Clerk (ANZSIC code: 7291)
  • Accountant/Auditor (ANZSIC code: 6932)
  • Military officer (ANZSIC code: 7600)
Birth date
16 December 1786
Birth place
Hampshire, England, UK
Death date
16 August 1853
Death place
Tasmania, Tasmania?
Death note
uncertain
Active Period
  • 1800 - 1853
Arrival
  • December 1823 (Arrived Hobart, Tas. aboard the Sir Godfrey Webster as a passenger (not a convict))
Residence
  • 1834 - 16 August 1853 Tasmania
  • c.1832 - c.1834 England, UK
  • c.October 1826 - c.1832 Tasmania
  • c.1824 - c.1826 Sydney, NSW
  • c.December 1823 - c.1824 Hobart, Tas.
  • Portsmouth, England, UK
  • c.16 December 1786 - c.1823 Stubbington in Hampshire, England, UK
Training
  • c.1819 under J.M.W. Turner
  • Portsmouth Naval College, England, under John Livesay
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870