Thomas Fewson b. 27 August 1797

  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Captain Fewson's watercolour view of Kangaroo Island (1837) is the earliest surviving visual record of the first South Australian settlers' inhospitable landing place.
Name
Thomas Fewson
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Ship's master (ANZSIC code: 48)
  • Surveyor (ANZSIC code: 6922)
Birth date
27 August 1797
Birth place
Hull, Yorkshire, England, UK
Death date
c.1 January 1874
Active Period
  • 1837 - 1847
Arrival
  • 1829
Residence
  • Launceston, Tasmania
  • England, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870