Robert McCormick b. 22 July 1800

  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
McCormick is neither remembered for his excellence in the navy nor blessed with a magnificent portfolio that might redeem his deficiencies in this area. Although it is recorded that he took lessons in 'photogenic drawing' and sketched regularly, especially while visiting Tasmania in the early 1840s, not more than a couple of drawings survive to confirm the written history. He had several posts as
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Citations

  • Jones, A.G.E. (October 1982), 'Robert M’Cormick Deputy Inspector-General Royal Navy’, Great Circle, Volume 4, Number 2, .

Initial data sources

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

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Arrivals
  • 1840
  • 1840
Related people
  • FitzRoy, Robert (associate of)
  • Hooker, Joseph Dalton (associate of)
  • Gregson, Thomas (associate of)
  • Darwin, Charles (associate of)
  • Ross, James Clark (associate of)
  • Talbot, Fox (associate of)
  • FitzRoy, Robert (associate of)
  • Hooker, Joseph Dalton (associate of)
  • Gregson, Thomas (associate of)
  • Darwin, Charles (associate of)
  • Parry, William Edward (associate of)
  • Ross, James Clark (associate of)
  • Talbot, Fox (associate of)
Related person groups
  • Royal Society, London, England, UK (associate of)
  • Royal Society, London, England, UK (associate of)
Related works
  • Risdon, Tasmania, the Residence of T. Gregson, Esq (creator of)
  • Mount Wellington and River Derwent, Tasmania, Sketched from Risdon (creator of)
  • Risdon, Tasmania, the Residence of T. Gregson, Esq (creator of)
  • Mount Wellington and River Derwent, Tasmania, Sketched from Risdon (creator of)
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