James Wood b. c.1802

  • Artist (Printmaker)
Lithographer and public servant, son of James Boteler Wood, arrived at Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land, in the Lang on 27 July 1824. After marrying in England he returned to Australia with a lithographic press, which he operated with his new wife.

Citations

  • Craig, C. (1961), 'The Engravers of Van Diemen’s Land’, Launceston, Tasmania.

  • (6 May 1856), Cornwall Chronicle (obituary).

  • Craig, C. (1984), 'More Old Tasmanian Prints’, Launceston, Tasmania.

  • Information sourced from Stilwell, G.T.

Initial data sources

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