Ferdinand Lucas Bauer b. 20 January 1760

  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Ferdinand Lucas Bauer never emigrated to Australia, but as part of the 1801 Flinders's expedition team, he captured some of the most detailed and beautiful botanical drawings ever produced of Australian flora and fauna.
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Name
Ferdinand Lucas Bauer
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Natural history illustrator (ANZSIC code: 6910)
Birth date
20 January 1760
Birth place
Feldberg, Austria
Death date
17 March 1826
Death place
Hietzing, Austria
Active Period
  • c.1775 - c.1826
Arrival
  • December 1801 (Arrived in WA aboard the Investigator before travelling around Australia on the same ship)
Residence
  • 1814 - 17 March 1826 Austria
  • 1805 - 1814 England, UK
  • 1804 - 1805 Norfolk Island, Australia, Norfolk Island, NSW
  • May 1802 - 1804 Sydney, NSW
  • c.December 1801 - c.1802 Western Australia
  • c.December 1791 - c.1801 Oxford, England, UK
  • 1786 - 1791 Europe (Study & sketching trip with John Sibthorp. Included Greece, Asia Minor, Italy, Crete, the Aegean islands including Cyprus and Istanbul. )
  • 1760 - 1784 Austria
Training
  • c.1780 Vienna, Austria
  • c.1765 Feldberg, Germany
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • DAA with additions

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