Samuel Gill b. 21 May 1818

Also known as S. T. Gill, T. G. S., Samuel Thomas Gill
  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Colonial era watercolourist, lithographer and presumably photographer who documented exploration and the Gold Rush in Australia.
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Name
Samuel Gill
Also known as:
  • S. T. Gill
  • T. G. S.
  • Samuel Thomas Gill
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Photographer)
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • draughtsman
Birth date
21 May 1818
Birth place
Perriton, Devon, England, UK
Birth note
1819 according to DAA
Death date
27 October 1880
Death place
Melbourne, VIC
Active Period
  • 1840 - 1872
Arrival
  • 1839 (Adelaide, SA, vessel; Caroline)
Residence
  • 1862 - 1880 Melbourne, VIC
  • 1856 - 1862 Sydney, NSW
  • 1852 - 1856 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC
  • c.1852 - c.1856 Victorian goldfields, VIC
  • 1840 - 1852 Gawler Place, Adelaide, SA
  • 1839 - 1852 South Australia
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • DAA with additions

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Other occupations
  • draughtsman
  • draughtsman
References [<ExternalResource: (13 May 1865), 'Bell's Life in Sydney'.>, <ExternalResource: Gill, S. T. (1865), 'The Australian Sketchbook'.>, <ExternalResource: Sherer, John, 'The Gold-Finder of Australia: How He Went, How He Fared and How He Made His Fortune', England, contains forty-eight engravings attributed to W.A. Nicholls but obviously taken from Gill.>, <ExternalResource: (1840), 'South Australian Register', Adelaide, South Australia, 03-07, 1845-11-08; 1847-02-13.>, <ExternalResource: (1852), 'Argus', Melbourne, Victoira, 08-20, 1912-09-14; 1912-09-21.>, <ExternalResource: (1853), 'Armchair', 09-24, 1854-02-11.>, <ExternalResource: Moore, William (1934), 'The Story of Australian Art', 2 vols, (facsimile reprint, 1930).>, <ExternalResource: Thomas, D., North, I., & McCarthy F. (1972), 'The Australian Landscape'.>] [<ExternalResource: (13 May 1865), 'Bell's Life in Sydney'.>, <ExternalResource: Gill, S. T. (1865), 'The Australian Sketchbook'.>, <ExternalResource: Sherer, John, 'The Gold-Finder of Australia: How He Went, How He Fared and How He Made His Fortune', England, contains forty-eight engravings attributed to W.A. Nicholls but obviously taken from Gill.>, <ExternalResource: (1840), 'South Australian Register', Adelaide, South Australia, 03-07, 1845-11-08; 1847-02-13.>, <ExternalResource: (1852), 'Argus', Melbourne, Victoira, 08-20, 1912-09-14; 1912-09-21.>, <ExternalResource: (1853), 'Armchair', 09-24, 1854-02-11.>, <ExternalResource: Moore, William (1934), 'The Story of Australian Art', 2 vols, (facsimile reprint, 1930).>]
Alternative names
  • S. T. Gill
  • T. G. S.
  • Samuel Thomas Gill
  • S. T. Gill
  • T. G. S.
  • Samuel Thomas Gill
Arrivals
  • 1839 (Adelaide, SA, vessel; Caroline)
  • December 1839 (Adelaide, SA, vessel; Caroline)
Related people
  • Hall, Robert (associate of)
  • Gill, John (sibling of)
  • Gill, Samuel (child of)
  • Gill, Winifred (child of)
  • Horrocks, John Ainsworth (associate of)
  • Gill, Elizabeth (spouse of)
  • Noufflard, H. (associate of)
  • Hall, Robert (associate of)
  • Gill, John (sibling of)
  • Gill, Samuel (child of)
  • Gill, Winifred (child of)
  • Horrocks, John Ainsworth (associate of)
  • Gill, Elizabeth (spouse of)
  • Noufflard, H. (associate of)
Related person groups
  • South Australian arts committee, SA (associate of)
  • South Australian Mining Association, SA (associate of)
  • South Australian arts committee, SA (associate of)
  • South Australian Mining Association, SA (associate of)
Related works
  • Sketches in Victoria (creator of)
  • The Diggers and Diggings of Victoria As They Are 1855 (creator of)
  • Victorian Gold Diggings and Diggers As They Are (creator of)
  • Forest Creek, Mount Alexander (creator of)
  • Asylum for Destitute Children, Randwick (creator of)
  • Lithographic Sketches in and around Sydney: Part the Second (creator of)
  • Land Auction, Main Road, Ballarat./ Interval of 10 minutes for Harmony & refreshment. (creator of)
  • Heads of the People (creator of)
  • Adelaide Racecourse (creator of)
  • Trinity Church, Adelaide (creator of)
  • Sketches in Victoria (creator of)
  • The Diggers and Diggings of Victoria As They Are 1855 (creator of)
  • Victorian Gold Diggings and Diggers As They Are (creator of)
  • Forest Creek, Mount Alexander (creator of)
  • Asylum for Destitute Children, Randwick (creator of)
  • Lithographic Sketches in and around Sydney: Part the Second (creator of)
  • Land Auction, Main Road, Ballarat./ Interval of 10 minutes for Harmony & refreshment. (creator of)
  • Heads of the People (creator of)
  • Adelaide Racecourse (creator of)
  • Trinity Church, Adelaide (creator of)
Related collections
  • private collections (collected in)
  • Royal Commonwealth Society, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum, VIC (collected in)
  • City of Ballaarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC (collected in)
  • Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong, VIC (collected in)
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Dixson Galleries, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
  • private collections (collected in)
  • Royal Commonwealth Society, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum, VIC (collected in)
  • City of Ballaarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC (collected in)
  • Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong, VIC (collected in)
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Dixson Galleries, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
Related events
  • S.T. Gill, the South Australian Years 1839 1852 (exhibited at)
  • The Australian Landscape (exhibited at)
  • Victorian Jubilee Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • (solo exhibition of drawings) (exhibited at)
  • Exhibition of Pictures, by Colonial Artists (exhibited at)
  • Exhibition of Pictures; the Works of Colonial Artists (exhibited at)
  • S.T. Gill, the South Australian Years 1839 1852 (exhibited at)
  • Victorian Jubilee Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • (solo exhibition of drawings) (exhibited at)
  • Exhibition of Pictures, by Colonial Artists (None)
  • Exhibition of Pictures; the Works of Colonial Artists (None)
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