John Hunter b. 1737

Also known as Governor John Hunter
  • 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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creator of
Canoe of Admiralty Island
 
creator of
Man and Canoe of Lord Howe's Group
 
creator of
View at Rose Hill
 
creator of
View of the Settlement of Sydney Cove
 
creator of
A Man of the Island of Kadiak
 

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Residences
  • - England, UK
  • - New South Wales
  • England, UK
  • New South Wales
Other occupations
  • Governor (ANZSIC code: 7714) -
  • Naval officer (ANZSIC code: 7600) -
  • Governor (ANZSIC code: 7714)
  • Naval officer (ANZSIC code: 7600)
Alternative names
  • Governor John Hunter
Arrivals
  • 1795
  • September 1795