Francis Gibbes b. 1815

Also known as F. B. Gibbes, F. B. Gibbs, Francis Blower Gibbes
  • Artist (Painter)
Gibbes's paintings were watercolours of well-known scenery in Victoria although he also showed views of picturesque places in NSW, New Zealand and Scotland. He was secretary of the Victorian Academy of Arts for 16 years.
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watercolour painter, art teacher and settler, son of Captain Francis Blower Gibbes and Elizabeth Sarah, née Saffery, was born in Gretna Green, Scotland.

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1992
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2011

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  • Mount Buller (creator of)
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  • Mt Inlist and Mt Riddle, from the Healesville Road (creator of)
  • Figures Resting by the River (creator of)
  • Rose River, Buffalo Ranges (creator of)
  • View on the Beach, St Kilda (creator of)
  • Near Dromana (creator of)
  • Panning for Gold (creator of)
  • Mt Inlist and Mt Riddle, from the Healesville Road (creator of)
  • Figures Resting by the River (creator of)
  • Mount Buller (creator of)
  • Sunset, Mount Disappointment, Plenty Ranges, Victoria (creator of)
  • Rose River, Buffalo Ranges (creator of)
  • View on the Beach, St Kilda (creator of)
Related events
  • Otago Art Society (exhibited at)
  • Victorian Academy of Arts (exhibited at)
  • Agricultural Society of New South Wales (exhibited at)
  • New South Wales Academy of Art (exhibited at)
  • Victorian Academy of Arts Second Exhibition (None)
  • Victorian Society of Fine Arts Exhibition (None)
  • Otago Art Society (exhibited at)
  • Victorian Academy of Arts (exhibited at)
  • New South Wales Academy of Art (exhibited at)
  • Agricultural Society of New South Wales (exhibited at)
  • Victorian Academy of Arts Second Exhibition (None)
  • Victorian Society of Fine Arts Exhibition (None)