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Thomas Wainewright b. c.11 October 1794

Also known as Egomet Bonmot, Cornelius Van Vinkbooms, Janus Weathercock, Thomas Griffiths Wainewright

Artist (Draughtsman),
Artist (Painter)

Painter, journalist and convict from a well connected family. Transported to Hobart Town in 1837. His many portraits provide pictorial documentation of personalities in Hobart Town before 1850.

Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, TAS

Website

http://www.qvmag.tas.gov.au/qvmag/index.php?c=3
University of Adelaide, SA
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT

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Website

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Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, TAS
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA

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The Art Gallery of South Australia was founded in 1881. It is located at the heart of Adelaide’s cultural boulevard, North Terrace, between the South Australian Museum and University of Adelaide.

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Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, State Library of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS
New York Historical Society Collection, USA
British Museum, London, England, UK

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Thomas Wainewright b. c.11 October 1794

Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, TAS

University of Adelaide, SA

National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT

Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, TAS

Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA

Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, State Library of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS

New York Historical Society Collection, USA

British Museum, London, England, UK

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