Edward Roper b. 1832

Also known as C. Roper
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
Edward Roper, painter, illustrator, publisher, lithographer, writer and traveller, was inspired by Australian, New Zealand, South Sea Island and Canadian subjects as shown in the 1886 London group exhibition. Roper was by far the largest single Australasian art contributor and seems to have produced replicas for many years.
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creator of
Gold Mining
 
creator of
Rounding Up Cattle
 
creator of
The gold-diggings at Ararat
 
creator of
Bringing down the Wool from a Murray Station
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creator of
Cutting down a Giant Australian Gum Tree, State Forest, Dandenong Range
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creator of
Cutting down and Cutting up the Australian Giants, Dandenong Ranges, Victoria
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creator of
An Emu Hunt
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creator of
A Kangaroo Chase in Gippsland, Victoria
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creator of
Caffraes Swamp, Now Called Lake Lonsdale, near Stawell, Victoria
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creator of
Wallaby Point, the Grampians, Victoria
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creator of
Run after Emu, on the Plains near the Wimmera
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creator of
A Kangaroo Hunt under Mount Zero, the Grampians, Victoria
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creator of
Wilson's Promontory Most Southerly Pt. of Australia
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creator of
The Quartz Reef Pleasant Creek [Stawell] from the Hill back of Messrs. Blunder Wainwright and Cos. Camp
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creator of
Water Fowling
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creator of
Chasing an Emu, Plains near Ararat, Victoria
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