Robert Littlejohn b. c.1756

  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
Painter, drawing teacher, naturalist and settler, was born and educated in Scotland. He came to Van Diemen's Land in 1803. His greatest passion was for botanical research, devoting much time to collecting and classifying rare indigenous plants.

Citations

  • Rienits, R. and Rienits, T. (1963), 'Early Artists of Australia’, Sydney, NSW.

  • Mackaness, G. (1938), 'The journal of Matthew Bowden’, ournal of the Royal Australian Historical Society 24/4.

  • (28 November 1818), 'Hobart Town Gazette’, Hobart Town, Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania).

Initial data sources

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