Joseph Backler b. 1813

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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exhibited at
Date
1999 - 2000
Place
Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
The Artist and the Patron
Date
1988
Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
Joseph Grocott's Art Union
Date
1850
Place
Sydney, New South Wales
Description
Type
Exhibition
First Exhibition of the Society for the Promotion of the Fine Arts in Australia
Date
22 June 1847 - 8 August 1847
Place
Sydney, NSW
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Type
Exhibition

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Periods active
  • 1842 - 1880
  • 1842 - 1880-1889
Residences
  • 1868 - 1871 Gympie, Qld. ( Studio opposite the "Gympie Times" office in Mary Street, Gympie)
  • 1865 - 1868 Brisbane, QLD, Australia ( Studio located upstairs in Costin's Buildings, Queen Street, during 1865-66.)
  • c.1863- Brisbane, Qld.
  • 1862 - 1863 Glen Innes, NSW
  • 1860 - 1861 Tenterfield, NSW
  • c.1849 - c.1892 Sydney, NSW
  • c.1847 - c.1849 Bathurst, NSW
  • c.1845 - c.1847 Goulburn, NSW
  • c.1843 - c.1845 Sydney, NSW
  • 1833 - 1843 Port Macquarie, NSW
  • 1832 - 1833 Sydney, NSW
  • 1813 - 1832 London, England, UK
  • 1868 - 1871 Gympie, Qld. ( Studio opposite the "Gympie Times" office in Mary Street, Gympie)
  • 1865 - 1868 Brisbane, QLD, Australia ( Studio located upstairs in Costin's Buildings, Queen Street, during 1865-66.)
  • c.1863- Brisbane, Qld.
  • 1862 - 1863 Glen Innes, NSW
  • 1860 - 1861 Tenterfield, NSW
  • c.November 1849 - c.22 October 1892 Sydney, NSW
  • c.February 1847 - c.1849 Bathurst, NSW
  • c.1845 - c.1847 Goulburn, NSW
  • c.January 1843 - c.1845 Sydney, NSW
  • May 1833 - January 1843 Port Macquarie, NSW
  • 1832 - May 1833 Sydney, NSW
  • 1813 - 1832 London, England, UK
Arrivals
  • 1832 (Arrived Sydney, NSW aboard the convict ship 'Portland')
  • 26 March 1832 (Arrived Sydney, NSW aboard the convict ship 'Portland')