Robin Vaughan Hood b. 1802

  • Artist (Printmaker)
Lithographer, printer, frame-maker and fine arts dealer, arrived at Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land (Tas) in 1833. No original artwork by Hood is known, but he was an integral part of Hobart's cultural life.
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Name
Robin Vaughan Hood
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Printmaker)
Other Occupation
  • Carpenter (ANZSIC code: 3242)
  • Fine arts dealer (ANZSIC code: 4279)
  • Frame-maker (ANZSIC code: 1499)
  • Lithographic printer (ANZSIC code: 9002)
Birth date
1802
Birth place
UK, UK?
Birth note
Place uncertain
Death date
1888
Death place
Hobart, Tas
Active Period
  • 1848 - 1851
  • 1846 - 1861
Arrival
  • 27 June 1833 (At Hobart Town in the 'Warrior'.)
Residence
  • 1833 - 1888 Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land (Tas.)
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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References [<ExternalResource: McArthur, M. (June 1988), 'A brief history and chronology of the Hood family and their picture frames', Australiana, (10/2), .>, <ExternalResource: Craig, C. (1961), 'The Engravers of Van Diemen's Land', Launceston, Tas.>] [<ExternalResource: McArthur, M. (June 1988), 'A brief history and chronology of the Hood family and their picture frames', Australiana, (10/2), .>]