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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Name
Joseph Backler
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Draughtsman (ANZSIC code: 692) -
Birth date
1813
Birth place
London, England, UK
Death date
22 October 1895
Death place
Sydney, NSW
Burial place
Waverley Cemetery, Waverley, NSW
Active Period
  • 1842 - 1880
Arrival
  • 1832 (Arrived Sydney, NSW aboard the convict ship 'Portland')
Residence
  • 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
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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Related collections
  • 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)
  • 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)