John Hunter b. 1737

  • Artist (Painter)
Colonial NSW Governor, as well as watercolourist, sketcher, and naval officer. One of his drawings was the basis for the first published illustration of a wombat, his sketch made in 1798 being engraved in London in 1800 by Thomas Bewick for Bewick's 'A General History of Quadrupeds'.
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Name
John Hunter
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Governor
  • Naval officer
Birth date
1737
Death date
1821
Active Period
  • c.1788 - c.1798
Arrival
  • September 1795
Residence
  • England, UK
  • 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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