Gustavus Von Tempsky b. 15 February 1828

Also known as Gustavus Von Tempsky, Gustavus Ferdinand von Tempsky
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Best known in New Zealand as the Prussian-born adventurer and daring guerrilla-type fighter, and for the intricately detailed watercolours recording the events of the Waikato and Wanganui Campaigns in the 1860s, 'Memoranda of the New Zealand Campaign 1863-1864'.
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Name
Gustavus Von Tempsky
Also known as:
  • Gustavus Von Tempsky
  • Gustavus Ferdinand von Tempsky
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Adventurer
  • Army officer (ANZSIC code: 7600)
Birth date
15 February 1828
Birth place
East Prussia (Poland)
Death date
7 September 1868
Death place
Te Ngutu o te Manu, Taranaki, NZ
Active Period
  • 1863 - 1868
  • 1858 - 1862
  • 1846 - 1857
Arrival
  • August 1858 (Melbourne, VIC)
Residence
  • 1858 - 1862 Melbourne, VIC
  • 1862 - 1868 Auckland, New Zealand
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: New Zealand, England, Hawaii. (collected in)
  • Waikato Art Museum, Hamilton, NZ (collected in)
  • Te Awamutu and District Museum, Te Awamutu, NZ (collected in)
  • Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu, Christchurch, New Zealand (collected in)
  • Hocken Library, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand (collected in)
  • Hawkes Bay Museum & Art Gallery, Napier, NZ (collected in)
  • Auckland Institute and Museum Library, Auckland, New Zealand (collected in)
  • Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand (collected in)
  • Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington, New Zealand (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Private collections: New Zealand, England, Hawaii. (collected in)
  • Waikato Art Museum, Hamilton, NZ (collected in)
  • Te Awamutu and District Museum, Te Awamutu, NZ (collected in)
  • Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu, Christchurch, New Zealand (collected in)
  • Hocken Library, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand (collected in)
  • Hawkes Bay Museum & Art Gallery, Napier, NZ (collected in)
  • Auckland Institute and Museum Library, Auckland, New Zealand (collected in)
  • Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand (collected in)
  • Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington, NZ (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)