Joseph Backler b. 1813

  • Artist (Painter)
Joseph Backler made the best of his transportation to Australia by becoming a prolific and highly regarded portrait painter. He travelled the east coast taking commissions and leaving a rich legacy of 19th century Australian portraiture.
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  • Newcastle Public Library, Newcastle, NSW (collected in)
  • Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle, NSW (collected in)
  • Lanyon, National Trust, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Old Government House, Parramatta, NSW (collected in)
  • Miss Traill's House, Bathurst, National Trust (NSW), Bathurst, NSW (collected in)
  • Glen Innes Historical Society Folk Museum, Glen Innes, NSW (collected in)
  • Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, Bathurst, NSW (collected in)
  • Barnes Court, Supreme Court of NSW, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
  • Brisbane Civic Museum & Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld. (collected in)
  • Rockhampton & District Historical Society, Rockhampton, Qld. (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Campbelltown and Airds Historical Society, Campbelltown, NSW (collected in)
  • Royal Historical Society of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
  • Parliament House, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
  • Museum of Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
  • Royal Historical Society of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld (collected in)
  • Private collections (collected in)
  • Newcastle Public Library, Newcastle, NSW (collected in)
  • Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle, NSW (collected in)
  • Lanyon, National Trust, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Old Government House, Parramatta, NSW (collected in)
  • Miss Traill's House, Bathurst, National Trust (NSW), Bathurst, NSW (collected in)
  • Glen Innes Historical Society Folk Museum, Glen Innes, NSW (collected in)
  • Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, Bathurst, NSW (collected in)
  • Barnes Court, Supreme Court of NSW, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
  • Brisbane Civic Museum & Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld. (collected in)
  • Rockhampton & District Historical Society, Rockhampton, Qld. (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Campbelltown and Airds Historical Society, Campbelltown, NSW (collected in)
  • Royal Historical Society of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
  • Parliament House, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
  • Museum of Brisbane, QLD (collected in)