John Grube b. c.1834

Also known as John Edward Hobart, John Edward Grube
  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Painter)
Travelling oil, house, sign and coach painter and professional photographer of German birth. Grube had constant brushes with the law and used the alias John Edward Hobart.
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Name
John Grube
Also known as:
  • John Edward Hobart (alias)
  • John Edward Grube
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Photographer)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • signwriter
  • ornamental painter
  • photographer
Birth date
c.1834
Birth place
Germany
Death date
c.1872
Active Period
  • c.1871 - c.1872
Residence
  • c.1868 - c.1872 Sydney, New South Wales
  • c.1867 Emerald Hill (now South Melbourne), Melbourne, Victoria
  • 1858 - 1859 Yass, New South Wales
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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Related stub people
  • Speck, Frederick (associate of)
  • Grube, Ann (Mrs) (spouse of)
Related works
  • Lithgow Valley, Zig-Zag (creator of)
Related collections
  • Hall Committee of St Augustine's Catholic Parish, Yass (collected in)
Related events
  • Sydney's Intercolonial Exhibition (exhibited at)