James Backhouse b. 8 July 1794

  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Only in Australia for six years, Backhouse kept extensive records of his experiences, which were then posthumously published in London. His observations have proven to be an invaluable resource for information about life in early colonial Australia.
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Citations

  • Moore, William (1934), 'The Story of Australian Art’, 2 vols., facsimile reprint 1980.

  • Trott, M. (1949), 'James Backhouse’, Australian Dictionary of Biography, Sydney, NSW, vol. 1.

  • Backhouse, S. (1870), 'Memoir of James Backhouse, by his Sister’, London, England, UK.

  • Serle, P. (1949), 'Dictionary of Australian Biography’, Dictionary of Australian Biography, Sydney, NSW, vol. 1.

  • Smith, B. (1960), 'European Vision and the South Pacific 1768-1850’, Oxford, England, UK.

  • Backhouse, J. (1843), 'A Narrative of a Visit to the Australian Colonies’, London, England, UK.

Initial data sources

  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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Related collections
  • Walker Papers, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Society of Friends, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Linnaean Society, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Walker Papers, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Society of Friends, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Linnaean Society, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)