John Boultbee b. 1799

  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Leading a peripatetic life, John Boultbee frequented a number of British 19th century outposts throughout his travels, including Australia and kept a journal of his adventures that would late be published. Illustrated with rough sketches, there are no drawings of any Australian subject.

Citations

  • Begg, A. & Begg, N. (1979), 'The World of John Boultbee’, Christchurch, New Zealand.

  • Starke, J. (ed.) (1986), 'The Journal of a Rambler: The Journal of John Boultbee’, Melbourne, Vic.

  • Erickson. R. (1988), 'The Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians pre-1829-1888’, Nedlands, WA.

Initial data sources

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