John Glover b. 18 February 1767

  • Artist (Painter)
Glover's direct experience of nature, both as a pioneer settler and painter, resulted in a fresh and vital approach to Australian painting. Subtleties of the Australian sunlight and the native landscape helped him to throw off the picturesque aesthetic he had so long employed.
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Name
John Glover
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
18 February 1767
Birth place
Houghton-on-the-Hill, near Leicester, England, UK
Death date
9 December 1849
Death place
Van Diemen's Land, Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania)
Burial place
Nonconformist chapel at Deddington, Tasmania
Death note
Tasmania
Active Period
  • 1831 - 1840
  • 1794 - 1830
Arrival
  • 1831 (Launceston, vessel; Thomas Lawrie)
Residence
  • c.1832 - c.1849 Deddington, near Ben Lomond, Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania)
  • 1831 - 1832 Hobart, Van Diemen's Land , Hobart, Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania)
  • 1805 - 1830 London, England, UK
  • 1794 - 1805 Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, UK
Training
  • under John Smith, London, England, UK
  • under William Payne, London, England, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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References [<ExternalResource: Hansen, David (2003), 'John Glover and the colonial picturesque'.>, <ExternalResource: Thomas, D., North, I., & McCarthy F. (1972), 'The Australian Landscape'.>, <ExternalResource: McPhee, J. (1980), 'The Art of John Glover', Melbourne, Victoria.>, <ExternalResource: Bonyhady, T. (1985), 'Images in Opposition', Melbourne, Victoria.>, <ExternalResource: Radford, R. (1988), 'Et in arcadia ego', Creating Australia, Art Gallery South Australia catalogue, Adelaide.>, <ExternalResource: Sayers, A. (1989), 'Drawing in Australia', Canberra, ACT.>, <ExternalResource: Topliss, H. (1979), 'Our own Glover?', Art and Australia, 6/3, March.>, <ExternalResource: Watkins, J. (ed) (1988), 'Stories of Australian Art', Commonwealth Institute catalogue, London, England.>, <ExternalResource: (1989), 'Fine Australian Paintings', Sotheby's (Melbourne) catalogue, April, 17.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Darby, Garry.>] [<ExternalResource: Hansen, David (2003), 'John Glover and the colonial picturesque'.>, <ExternalResource: Thomas, D., North, I., & McCarthy F. (1972), 'The Australian Landscape'.>]