Thomas Maiers b. 1828

  • Artist (Painter)
Colonial convict male artist who was successful enough as a portrait painter to earn a pardon, but it is hard to tell if he was better at art than larceny because there are no identified examples of his work.

Citations

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

Initial data sources

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