Gustavus Von Tempsky b. 15 February 1828

Also known as Gustavus Von Tempsky, Gustavus Ferdinand von Tempsky
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Best known in New Zealand as the Prussian-born adventurer and daring guerrilla-type fighter, and for the intricately detailed watercolours recording the events of the Waikato and Wanganui Campaigns in the 1860s, 'Memoranda of the New Zealand Campaign 1863-1864'.

Citations

  • Arnold, P. (1963), 'Gustavus Ferdinand von Tempsky : A Bibliography’, Wellington, NZ.

  • Bell, C.N. (1889), 'Tangweera’, London, England, UK.

  • Cowan, J. (1911), 'The Adventures of Kimble Bent’, London, England, UK.

  • Owens, J. (1889), 'After Shipwreck’, Wellington, NZ.

  • Parham, W. (1969), 'Von Tempsky—Adventurer’, London, England, UK.

  • Von Tempsky, G. (1858), 'Mitla’, London, England, UK.

  • (1978), 'Gustavus Ferdinand von Tempsky — The Man and the Artist’, Hamilton, NZ : Waikato Art Museum catalogue.

  • McMillan, N. (1953), 'Gustavus Ferdinand von Tempsky’, Auckland, NZ : Master of Arts thesis, Auckland University.

  • Race, W.H., 'Under the flag’, Sydney, NSW : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, (manuscript).

  • Von Tempsky, G., 'Memoranda of the New Zealand Campaign in 1863 and 1864’, Wellington, NZ : Alexander Turnbull Library, (manuscript).

  • Turner, R. (1967), 'The works of Gustavus Ferdinand von Tempsky’, Auckland, NZ : Diploma of Fine Arts thesis, Auckland University.

  • '[Papers and letters]’, Wellington, NZ : Alexander Turnbull Library.

  • 'New Zealand Colonial Army Records’, Wellington, NZ : National Archives.

  • Information sourced from Cusack, Frank.

  • Cowan, J. (c.1922), 'The New Zealand Wars’, Wellington, NZ : (1922-23), 2 volumes.

  • '[Papers and letters]’, Melbourne, VIC : La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria.

  • '[Papers and letters]’, (family).

Initial data sources

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