George Washington Walker b. 19 March 1800

  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Quaker missionary, accompanied his friend James Backhouse on a mission that included many parts of Australia. Throughout his travels, he kept a journal that included many sketches of local scenery.
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Name
George Washington Walker
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • banker
  • missionary
  • haberdasher
Birth date
19 March 1800
Death date
2 February 1859
Death place
TAS
Active Period
  • c.1831 - c.1855
Arrival
  • 1831
Residence
  • 1838 - 1840 South Africa
  • 1841 - 1859 Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land , Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania)
  • c.1837 Van Diemen's Land
  • c.1835 Van Diemen's Land
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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Arrivals
  • 1831
  • 1831
Related people
  • Backhouse, James (associate of)
  • Walker, John (child of)
  • Walker, Elizabeth (child of)
  • Mather, Sarah Benson (spouse of)
  • Bragg, Hawdon (associate of)
  • Backhouse, James (associate of)
  • Walker, John (child of)
  • Walker, Elizabeth (child of)
  • Mather, Sarah Benson (spouse of)
  • Bragg, Hawdon (associate of)
  • Harvey, W. H. (associate of)
Related person groups
  • Society of Friends (associate of)
  • Society of Friends (associate of)
Related works
  • Government House and Military Barracks, Norfolk Island (creator of)
  • View of Macquarie Harbour, from the Tamar, off Wellington Head (creator of)
  • Distant View of Coast between d'Entrecasteaux Channel and Tasman's Head, Van Diemen's Land (creator of)
  • Distant View of South and South-West Cape, Van Diemen's Land (creator of)
  • Government House and Military Barracks, Norfolk Island (creator of)
  • View of Macquarie Harbour, from the Tamar, off Wellington Head (creator of)
  • Distant View of Coast between d'Entrecasteaux Channel and Tasman's Head, Van Diemen's Land (creator of)
  • Distant View of South and South-West Cape, Van Diemen's Land (creator of)
Related collections
  • Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, 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)
Field Changes
Biography
Date modified April 10, 2011, 11:02 p.m. April 10, 2011, 11:02 p.m.