Captain Otway

Also known as Robert Jocelyn Otway, Tufts
  • Artist (Painter)
Painter and Royal Naval officer who may have been the original artist of 'Native about to throw a spear at kangaroos' held at the NLA. He may have been the pseudonymous artist, 'Tufts', or he may have copied the painting from Tufts's illustration.
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child of
Rev Samuel Otway
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relative of
Vice-Admiral Robert Waller Otway
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spouse of
Anne Digby
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relative of
Sir Hugh Crofton
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associate of
Tufts
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)

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References [<ExternalResource: Clowes, W.L.. (1901), 'The Royal Navy: A History from the Earliest Times to the Present, vol. 6,', London, UK.>, <ExternalResource: McDonald, P.R. & Pearce, B., Sydney, NSW (eds) (1988), 'The Artist and the Patron', AGNSW catalogue,.>, <ExternalResource: O'Byrne, W. (1849), 'A Naval Biographical Dictionary', London, UK.>]