James Lethbridge Templer b. 9 November 1811

  • Artist (Painter)
Colonial sketcher, poet, maritime officer and farmer, whose appreciation of horseflesh and hunting produced some lively works in landscape, animal and genre scenes including watercolour portraits of horses. Writer of the words to the song 'Indemnity Gipps', Templer died tragically returning from a picnic when his horse crushed him against a tree.
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Name
James Lethbridge Templer
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Farmer
  • Maritime officer
  • Poet
Birth date
9 November 1811
Birth place
Bridport, Dorsetshire, UK, Bridgeport, Dorsetshire, UK
Birth note
Bridgeport, Dorsetshire, UK
Death date
1845
Death place
Parramatta, NSW
Active Period
  • c.1839 - c.1844
Arrival
  • 1839 (Sydney, NSW.)
Residence
  • c.1839 - c.1840 Sydney, NSW
  • 1840 - 1845 Erskine Park, Parramatta, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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