Robert Neill b. 1801

Also known as J. Neil
  • Artist (Painter)
A public servant, Neill lived alternatively in Hobart and Western Australia, according to his work commitments. He was also an artist who painted a series of works on fish and reptiles and who produced illustrations for Eyre's Journal.
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(Views of the Maria Island penal settlement)

Four drawings. Two belong to Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston. The other two belong to Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, State Library of Tasmania, Hobart.

 
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(Tasmanian Aborigines)

Series of pencil drawings held in the Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney.

 
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Natives of Van Diemen's Land
 
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Indigenes des Deux Sexes, Van Diemen

Published as alithograph in Dumont D’Urville’s Boyage de la Corvette Astrolabe.

 
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Kangaroo Dance of King George's Sound
 
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Illustrations for Eyre’s Journals.

 
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(Portrait of Wylie)
 
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Aborigines of Van Diemen's Land
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Exhibited in Hobart Town.

 
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(Cape Barren Geese)
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Held in private collection. Inscribed 'R. Neill delt. July 1830’.

 
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(Natives Unloading the Catch)
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