George Gawler b. 21 July 1795

Also known as Colonel Gawler
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
After an active military career in the Napoleonic wars, Gawler was appointed governor of South Australia in 1838. It is thought he sketched a work representing the lavish residence of J.Barton Hack.
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  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT

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References [<ExternalResource: Hetherington, R. (c.1966), 'George Gawler', Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol.1, ed. D. Pike, A. Shaw, M. Clark, B. Nairn, G. Serle and R. Ward, Melbourne, Victoria.>, <ExternalResource: Statton, J. (1986), 'Biographical Index of South Australians 1836-1885', Adelaide, South Australia.>, <ExternalResource: Wilson, S.C. and Borrow, K.T. (1973), 'Bridge over the Ocean', Adelaide, South Australia.>]