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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  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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Related stub people
  • Otway, Samuel (Rev) (child of)
  • Otway, Robert Waller (Vice-Admiral) (relative of)
  • Digby, Anne (spouse of)
  • Crofton, Hugh (Sir) (relative of)
Related stub person groups
  • Royal Navy (associate of)
Related works
  • Native about to throw a spear at kangaroos (creator of)
Related collections
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra (collected in)