Owen Stanley b. 13 June 1811

  • Artist (Draughtsman)
With his 'passion for the sea', Stanley joined the Royal Navy, which lead him to produce numerous watercolours of Port Essington, the Swan River settlement, Sydney, New Zealand, and Tasmania. These images provide a comprehensive and personal record of the antipodes and its inhabitants.
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See also

  • 'Becalmed near the Line. 'Hands To Bathe', Dictionary of Australian Artists, p. 751.'.
  • 'Hirst, W., Painting the Pacific in the Picture Gallery, State Library of New South Wales, 2001 (exhibition guide), pp.18-19 (ill.).'.

Initial data sources

  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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