George Peacock b. 1806

Also known as S. V. Peacock, G. E. Peacock, George Edwards Peacock
  • Artist (Painter)
George Edwards Peacock was a landscape painter. In 1836 he was sentenced to death for forgery at London's Old Bailey. The sentence was commuted to transportation for life. He reached Sydney in 1837. In 1847 he exhibited with the Society for the Promotion of the Fine Arts in Australia.
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Name
George Peacock
Also known as:
  • S. V. Peacock
  • G. E. Peacock
  • George Edwards Peacock
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Clerk
  • Meteorologist
  • Solicitor
Birth date
1806
Birth place
Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England, UK
Active Period
  • c.1844 - c.1852
Arrival
  • 8 May 1837 (Sydney, NSW, ship: Prince George)
Residence
  • c.1839 - c.1856 Sydney, NSW
  • May 1837 - 1839 Port Macquarie, NSW
  • 4 September 1806 - 11 September 1836 Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England, UK
Training
  • Sedbergh School, Yorkshire, England, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • DAA with additions

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Alternative names
  • S. V. Peacock
  • G. E. Peacock
  • George Edwards Peacock
  • S. V. Peacock
  • G. E. Peacock
  • George Edwards Peacock
Related works
  • Citizens' Mayor's Picnic (creator of)
  • View of Old Government House - Sydney, 1845 (creator of)
  • A Distant View of Sydney from above Rose Bay, 1847 (creator of)
  • Sydney from Woolloomooloo (creator of)
  • Double Bay, Port Jackson (creator of)
  • The Rustic Meal (creator of)
  • Possibly Elizabeth Bay House, Elizabeth Bay, Sydney, around 1838 (creator of)
  • Citizens' Mayor's Picnic (creator of)
  • View of Old Government House - Sydney, 1845 (creator of)
  • A Distant View of Sydney from above Rose Bay, 1847 (creator of)
  • Sydney from Woolloomooloo (creator of)
  • Double Bay, Port Jackson (creator of)
  • The Rustic Meal (creator of)
Related collections
  • Private collections (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Dixson Galleries, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
  • Private collections (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Dixson Galleries, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • George Edwards Peacock received commissions to paint properties, (Colonel Rogers commissioned six paintings of and from his family home, Craigend House, former residence of Sir Thomas Mitchell). (received)
  • George Edwards Peacock received commissions to paint properties, (Colonel Rogers commissioned six paintings of and from his family home, Craigend House, former residence of Sir Thomas Mitchell). (received)
Related events
  • DBRef(u'xactivity', ObjectId('4da19ec8b538b73d93015862')) (exhibited at)
  • DBRef(u'xactivity', ObjectId('4da19ec8b538b73d93015862')) (exhibited at)
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