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.

Citations

  • Pike, D.H. (ed.) (1965), 'Extracts from James Coutts Crawford’s diary’.

  • Burmester, C.A. (1980), 'National Library of Australia: Guide to the Collections’, vol. 3, Canberra, ACT.

  • MacDonnell, F. (1975), 'The Glebe: Portraits and Places’, Sydney, New South Wales.

  • Pike, D.H. (ed.) (1965), 'The diary of James Coutts Crawford, extracts on Aborigines and Adelaide 1839’, South Australiana, 03.

  • (7 June 1989), 'Paintings, Watercolours and Drawings from America Canada, Australia, New Zealand…’, London, England: Sotheby’s catalogue, lots 96 (folio), 146 (album).

Initial data sources

  • DAA with additions