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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Name
John Webber
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • topographical artist (ANZSIC code: 6922)
  • interior decorator (ANZSIC code: 6924)
Birth date
6 October 1752
Birth place
London, England
Death date
29 April 1793
Active Period
  • 1767 - 1792
  • c.1767 - c.1792
Residence
  • 1775 - 1776 London, England
  • 1770 - 1775 Paris, France
  • 1757 - 1770 Berne, Switzerland
Training
  • c.1775- Royal Academy, London, England
  • 1770 - 1775 Académie Royale, Paris, France
  • 1767 - 1770 Berne, Switzerland
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • DAA with additions

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  • National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Public Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Canada (collected in)
  • Bernice P. Bishop Museum and Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, Hawaii (collected in)
  • Yale Center for Studies in British Art, New Haven, USA (collected in)
  • Peabody Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA (collected in)
  • Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA (collected in)
  • Kunstmuseum Bern, Switzerland (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK (collected in)
  • National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Sir John Soane's Museum, London, England (collected in)
  • Naval Library of Ministry of Defence (collected in)
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Royal Academy, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Natural History Museum, London, England (collected in)
  • British Museum, Department of Prints and Drawings, London, UK (collected in)
  • British Library, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Bishop Suter Art Gallery, Nelson, New Zealand (collected in)
  • Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand (collected in)
  • National Art Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand (collected in)
  • Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, State Library of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Portrait Gallery, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Dixson Galleries, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Baillieu Library Special Collections, University of Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Public Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Canada (collected in)
  • Bernice P. Bishop Museum and Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, Hawaii (collected in)
  • Yale Center for Studies in British Art, New Haven, USA (collected in)
  • Peabody Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA (collected in)
  • Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA (collected in)
  • Kunstmuseum Bern, Switzerland (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK (collected in)
  • National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Sir John Soane's Museum, London, England (collected in)
  • Naval Library of Ministry of Defence (collected in)
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Royal Academy, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Natural History Museum, London, England (collected in)
  • British Museum, Department of Prints and Drawings, London, UK (collected in)
  • British Library, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Bishop Suter Art Gallery, Nelson, New Zealand (collected in)
  • Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand (collected in)
  • National Art Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand (collected in)
  • Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, State Library of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Portrait Gallery, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Dixson Galleries, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Baillieu Library Special Collections, University of Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)