Port Jackson Painter

Also known as Henry Brewer, Francis Fowkes
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
The 'Port Jackson Painter' is the name now used for an unidentified painter (or painters) - the most prolific of the First Fleet artists - who worked in Sydney from 1788 to the mid 1790s. One of the painter's works is believed to illustrate an incident of about 1789/90 not otherwise recorded.
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Name
Port Jackson Painter
Also known as:
  • Henry Brewer (possible attribution)
  • Francis Fowkes (possible attribution)
Gender
Unknown
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Painter)
Active Period
  • c.1788 - c.1795
Arrival
  • 26 January 1788 (First Fleet)
Residence
  • c.1788 - c.1797 Sydney, New South Wales
Cultural Heritage
  • British
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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References [<ExternalResource: Smith, Bernard (1960), 'European Vision and the South Pacific 1768-1850', Melbourne : Oxford University Press (2nd, revised, edition, Yale, 1985).>, <ExternalResource: McCormick, Tim (ed.) (1987), 'First Views of Australia 1788-1825 : a history of early Sydney', Chippendale, NSW : David Ell Press in association with Longueville Publications.>, <ExternalResource: Smith, Bernard, Information from.>, <ExternalResource: Smith, Bernard; & Wheeler, Alwyne (eds.) (1988), 'The Art of the First Fleet', Melbourne, Vic : Melbourne : Oxford University Press.>]