John Thompson b. 3 September 1800

  • Artist (Draughtsman)
A competent sketcher, Thompson's book of views, drawn in New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land between 1827 and 1832, appear mostly to be the products of leisure moments on official surveying expeditions.
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Name
John Thompson
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Surveyor (ANZSIC code: 6922)
Birth date
3 September 1800
Birth place
England, UK
Death date
9 May 1861
Death place
Woolloomooloo, Sydney, NSW
Active Period
  • c.1827 - c.1832
Arrival
  • c.1827
Residence
  • c.1827 - c.1832 Tasmania
  • 1827 - 1836 Sydney, NSW
  • 1836 - 9 May 1861 Woolloomooloo, Sydney, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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References [<ExternalResource: Dixson, W. (1923), 'Notes on Australian artists', Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society, 9.>, <ExternalResource: Kerr, J.; and Broadbent, J. (1980), 'Gothick Taste in the Colony of New South Wales', Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Mowle, L.M. (1978), 'A Genealogical History of Pioneer Families of Australia', Adelaide, SA.>, <ExternalResource: (14 May 1861), '[Obituary]', Sydney Morning Herald.>, <ExternalResource: Thompson, J., '[Letters]', Sydney, NSW : Mitchell Librarry, State Library of New South Wales, (manuscript At 44).>, <ExternalResource: Thompson, J., '[Papers]', Sydney, NSW : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, (manuscript A3813).>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Lennon, Jane.>]