Alexander Tolmer b. 1815

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Sketcher and police officer, was born in England of French parents and moved to South Australia. Sketched military pictures, scenes of the Australian landscape, criminals and bushrangers and Aboriginals.
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associate of
Governor Gawler
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associate of
Colonel Brotherton
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spouse of
née Carter Mary Tolmer
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spouse of
Jane Douglas Tolmer
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associate of
George Grey
1815
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associate of
Josef Albert Franz David Herrgott
1815
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associate of
G. E. M. Morrison
1815
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References [<ExternalResource: Mayo, J. (1976), 'Alexander Tolmer', Melbourne, Vic : Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 6 [Nairn, B. (ed.)], Melbourne University Press.>, <ExternalResource: Benko, N. (1969), 'Art and Artists of South Australia', Adelaide, SA.>, <ExternalResource: Tolmer, A. (1882), 'Reminiscences of an Adventurous and Chequered Career at Home and at the Antipodes', London, England, UK.>, <ExternalResource: (1975), 'Forgotten Artists', Adelaide, SA : Art Gallery of South Australia catalogue.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Lennon, Jane.>, <ExternalResource: McCulloch, Alan (1984), 'Encyclopedia of Australian Art', Melbourne, Vic : Hutchinson of Australia (2nd edition).>]