George Harris b. 1775

Also known as George Prideaux Robert Harris
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
Sketcher and surveyor, he was one of the first settlers of both Port Phillip, Victoria and Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania). He made surveys, topographical sketches and watercolours of the areas around Hobart.
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Name
George Harris
Also known as George Prideaux Robert Harris
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Magistrate (ANZSIC code: 7540)
  • Editor (ANZSIC code: 5412)
  • Surveyor (ANZSIC code: 6922)
Birth date
1775
Death date
16 October 1810
Death place
Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land , Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania)
Death note
Tasmania
Active Period
  • 1807 - 1808
  • c.1804
Arrival
  • 1803 (At Port Phillip, Victoria in the 'Ocean'.)
Residence
  • England, UK
  • 1800 Ceylon, Sri Lanka, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
  • Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land , Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania)
  • 1803 - 1804 Port Phillip (Sorrento), Vic. (One of the original settlers at the Port Phillip settlement, Victoria. )
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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Alternative names
  • George Prideaux Robert Harris
  • George Prideaux Robert Harris
Related people
  • Collins, David (associate of)
  • Grimes, Charles (associate of)
  • Tuckey, (associate of)
  • Hobbs, Ann Jane (spouse of)
  • Lord, Edward (associate of)
  • Hobbs, James (relative of)
  • Collins, David (associate of)
  • Grimes, Charles (associate of)
  • Knopwood, Robert (associate of)
  • Tuckey, (associate of)
  • Hobbs, Ann Jane (spouse of)
  • Lord, Edward (associate of)
  • Hobbs, James (relative of)
Related works
  • First Settlement at the River Derwent (creator of)
  • Sullivan Cove, Tasmania (creator of)
  • Derwent, Van Diemen's Land (creator of)
  • Camp at Sullivan Cove (creator of)
  • (portrait of Adolarius Humphrey) (creator of)
  • The little horned owl found in Ceylon (creator of)
  • First Settlement at the River Derwent (creator of)
  • Sullivan Cove, Tasmania (creator of)
  • Derwent, Van Diemen's Land (creator of)
  • Camp at Sullivan Cove (creator of)
  • (portrait of Adolarius Humphrey) (creator of)
  • The little horned owl found in Ceylon (creator of)
Related collections
  • British Museum, London, England (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • British Museum, London, England (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
Field Changes
Biography
Initial contributors
  • Staff Writer Note: With additions by Kerr, Joan.
  • Staff Writer Note: With additions by Kerr, Joan.
Date modified April 10, 2011, 9:45 p.m. April 10, 2011, 9:45 p.m.