John Lhotsky b. 27 June 1795

Also known as Jan Lhotsky, Joannes Lhotsky, Johann Lhotsky, Dr John Lhotsky
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Nineteenth-century Polish-born sketcher and lithographer, among many other occupations in a chequered career. He made many lithographs of Australian subjects, not always his own work.

Citations

  • Lhotsky, J. (July 1839), 'The state of arts in New South Wales and Van Diemen’s Land’, London, England, UK : Art Union, .

  • Whitley, G.P. (1967), 'John Lhotsky’, Melbourne, Vic : in Australian Dictionary of Biography, (Volume 2), Pike, D. (ed.), (and corrigenda).

  • Dixson, W. (1921), 'Notes on Australian artists’, Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society 7.

  • Kruta, V. (1977), 'Dr John Lhotsky, the Turbulent Australian Writer, Naturalist and Explorer’, Melbourne, Vic.

  • Paszkowski, L. (1987), 'Poles in Australia and Oceania 1790-1840’, Sydney, NSW.

  • Smith, B. (1975), 'Documents on Art and Taste in Australia’, Melbourne, Vic.

  • Wantrup, J. (1987), 'Australian Rare Books 1788-1900’, Potts Point, NSW.

  • (5 June 1835), New South Wales Literary, Political and Commercial Advertiser.

  • Information sourced from Callaway, A.

  • Information sourced from Stilwell, G. T.

  • Information sourced from Lennon, J.

Initial data sources

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