Richard Jarman b. 1808

  • Artist (Printmaker)
Engraver, schoolteacher, writer and poet, arrived at Hobart Town, Tasmania, from England in 1857. He produced a map of Hobart town, judged to be 'one of the best,' engraved the original coat of arms of the city of Hobart, Crown seals and bank cheques.

Citations

  • Stilwell, G.T. in Craig, C. (1984), 'More Old Tasmanian Prints’, Launceston, Tasmania.

  • (1858), Hobart Town Advertiser. 11-11.

Initial data sources

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