Thomas W. Rider

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.'

Citations

  • Mahood, M. (1973), 'The Loaded Line: Australian Political Caricature 1788-1901’, Melbourne, Vic.

  • Yarwood, A. T. (1989), 'Walers: Australian Horses Abroad’, Melbourne, Vic.

  • (1847), Sydney, NSW: Heads of the People, 08-28, 1847-1848: Resident Artist.

  • (1847), Sydney Morning Herald, 07-20.

  • Darby, G. (1989), 'George Edwards Peacock and artistic life in Sydney during the 1840s’, Sydney, NSW : University of Sydney (Master of Arts thesis).

  • Neville, R. (1989), 'Early printmaking in New South Wales’, Sydney, NSW : University of Sydney (Master of Arts thesis).

  • (1847), Sydney, NSW: Heads of the People, 10-02.

  • (1851), 'South Australian Directory’, Adelaide, SA.

  • Information sourced from Lennon, J.

  • (1848), Sydney, NSW: Heads of the People, 03-25.

Initial data sources

  • DAA with additions