John Adamson

  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
Scottish colonial male draughtsman whose sketches and paintings of Melbourne were reproduced as lithographs even after his sudden death at sea en route to Calcutta. His Australian landscapes were sought after because they captured the roughness of the country.
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Name
John Adamson
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Draughtsman
Death date
5 May 1841
Death place
(at sea)
Active Period
  • c.1839 - c.1841
Arrival
  • August 1835 (Arrived Hobart Town off the wreck of the Wallace.)
Residence
  • Glasgow, Scotland, UK
  • c.1839 - c.1841 Melbourne, Vic.
  • c.October 1835 - c.1836 Sydney, NSW
  • August 1835 - October 1835 Hobart Town, Tas.
Cultural Heritage
  • Scottish
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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  • Adamson, Frederick (child of)
  • Highett (Mr) (associate of)
  • Gourlay, O. (relative of)
  • Clint, R. (associate of)
  • Clark, J. H. (associate of)
Related people
  • Carmichael, John Black (associate of)
Related works
  • Melbourne (Port Phillip) 1839 (creator of)
  • Melbourne from the South Side of the Yarra Yarra, 1839 (creator of)
Related collections
  • University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)