George French Angas b. 25 April 1822

Also known as G. F. A.
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
A watercolour and natural history painter, many of Angas's sketches from his travels as a naturalist in the mid 1800s became the basis for lithographic plates used in his publications.
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Name
George French Angas
Also known as G. F. A.
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Museum administrator (ANZSIC code: 8910)
  • Drawing teacher (ANZSIC code: 8212)
  • Naturalist (ANZSIC code: 6910)
Birth date
25 April 1822
Birth place
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, UK
Death date
4 October 1886
Death place
London, England, UK
Active Period
  • c.1841 - c.1884
Arrival
  • 1844 (Arrived Adelaide, SA on board the 'Augustus')
Residence
  • 1884 - 1886 London, England, UK
  • c.1884- Dominica
  • c.1863 - c.1884 England, UK
  • 1860 - 1863 South Australia
  • c.1851- Ophir, NSW
  • 1851 - 1860 New South Wales
  • c.1850 - c.1851 Adelaide, SA
  • c.1849- Dublin, Ireland
  • c.1848- London, England, UK
  • c.1846- South Africa
  • c.1845- Sydney, NSW
  • c.1845 South Australia
  • c.1844 - c.1845 Sydney, NSW
  • 1844 New Zealand
  • 1844 South Australia
  • c.1841- Malta
  • c.1822 - c.1841 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, UK
Cultural Heritage
  • English
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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Related collections
  • Private collections (collected in)
  • Cambridge University Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Cambridge, England, UK (collected in)
  • British Museum, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Hocken Library, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand (collected in)
  • Auckland City Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, Auckland, New Zealand (collected in)
  • Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand (collected in)
  • South Australian Museum, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Royal Geographical Society of Australasia (South Australian Branch), Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Barr Smith Library, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Mortlock Library of South Australiana, State Library of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC (collected in)
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Trust of Australia (NSW), Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Private collections (collected in)
  • Cambridge University Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Cambridge, England, UK (collected in)
  • British Museum, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Hocken Library, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand (collected in)
  • Auckland City Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, Auckland, New Zealand (collected in)
  • Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand (collected in)
  • South Australian Museum, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Royal Geographical Society of Australasia (South Australian Branch), Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Barr Smith Library, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Mortlock Library of South Australiana, State Library of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC (collected in)
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Trust of Australia (NSW), Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)