James Coutts Crawford b. 1817

  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
Watercolour painter, writer, naval officer and settler. Resident of England, New Zealand and Australia, his sketches are more the work of a gentleman traveller interested in sublime and picturesque scenery than the productions of a trained natural scientist.
Name
James Coutts Crawford
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • settler
  • naval officer (ANZSIC code: 7600)
Birth date
1817
Death date
1915
Death note
1918 acc. Sotheby's 1989
Active Period
  • 1840 - 1849
Arrival
  • 1838 (New South Wales, vessel; the Coromandel)
Residence
  • c.1846 - c.1915 New Zealand
  • c.1845 - c.1915 Eton Vale, Queensland
  • c.23 April 1845 - c.1915 Forest Lodge, Glebe, New South Wales
  • 1841 - 1844 New Zealand
  • April 1839 - 1839 Adelaide, South Australia
  • 1838 - December 1838 Sydney, New South Wales
  • 1831 - 1838 South American waters
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • DAA with additions