Also known as
T. W. Rider,
T. W. R.,
Thomas Rider,
I. W. R.
Artist (Draughtsman),
Artist (Printmaker),
Artist (Painter)
Thomas W. Rider, painter and engraver, worked in Sydney during the late 1840s. He is best known for his illustrations in Heads of the People (1847-1848), a publication for which he was the resident artist. Rider was described as 'a fine specimen of the artistical species in Sydney ... a person of gentlemanly habits and appearance.'