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John Webber b. 6 October 1752

Artist (Draughtsman),
Artist (Painter)

Artist-draughtsman on Cook's third voyage. Webber was among the most travelled artists of his age. He was instrumental in the dissolution of the traditional concept of European landscape art.

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National Potrait Gallery, Canberra, ACT
Public Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Canada
Bernice P. Bishop Museum and Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, Hawaii
Yale Center for Studies in British Art, New Haven, USA
Peabody Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA
Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Kunstmuseum, Berne, Switzerland
National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, England
Sir John Soane's Museum, London, England
Naval Library of Ministry of Defence
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England
Royal Academy, London, England
Natural History Museum, London, England
British Museum, London, England

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Dept of Prints & Drawings
British Library, London, England

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Bishop Suter Art Gallery, Nelson, New Zealand
Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand
National Art Gallery of New Zealand, Wellington
Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, State Library of Tasmania, Hobart
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
National Portrait Gallery, London, England
National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT
Dixson Galleries, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney

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John Webber b. 6 October 1752

National Potrait Gallery, Canberra, ACT

Public Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Canada

Bernice P. Bishop Museum and Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, Hawaii

Yale Center for Studies in British Art, New Haven, USA

Peabody Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA

Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Kunstmuseum, Berne, Switzerland

National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland

National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland

National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, England

Sir John Soane's Museum, London, England

Naval Library of Ministry of Defence

Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England

Royal Academy, London, England

Natural History Museum, London, England

British Museum, London, England

British Library, London, England

Bishop Suter Art Gallery, Nelson, New Zealand

Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand

National Art Gallery of New Zealand, Wellington

Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, State Library of Tasmania, Hobart

National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne

National Portrait Gallery, London, England

National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT

Dixson Galleries, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney

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