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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