Peter Gordon Fraser b. 31 March 1808

  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
Critics considered Fraser's work as proof of the healthy state of local art: 'If our amateurs can produce drawings of such feeling and such skill...we shall not despair...' Fraser lived in Tasmania on and off for two decades, working for most of that time as the Colonial Treasurer.
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associate of
George Thomas William Blamey Boyes
1786
Artist (Painter)
associate of
James Ebenezer Bicheno
1785
Artist (Draughtsman)
associate of
Mary Morton Allport
1806
Artist, Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Dr J. W. Agnew
Other occupation
child of
Reverend Donald Fraser
Other occupation
child of
née Gordon Jane Fraser
Other occupation
spouse of
née Bisdee Mary Fraser
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relative of
John Bisdee
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associate of
T. Giblin
Other occupation
associate of
Adrienne Parkes
1808
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
associate of
John Skinner Prout
1808
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Francis Simpkinson
1808
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Painter)

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