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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Citations

  • (13 May 1865), 'Bell’s Life in Sydney’.

  • Gill, S. T. (1865), 'The Australian Sketchbook’.

  • 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.

  • (1840), 'South Australian Register’, Adelaide, South Australia, 03-07, 1845-11-08; 1847-02-13.

  • (1852), 'Argus’, Melbourne, Victoira, 08-20, 1912-09-14; 1912-09-21.

  • (1853), 'Armchair’, 09-24, 1854-02-11.

  • Moore, William (1934), 'The Story of Australian Art’, 2 vols, (facsimile reprint, 1930).

  • Thomas, D., North, I., & McCarthy F. (1972), 'The Australian Landscape’.

See also

  • 'sardonic self-portrait by Gill reproduced in Geoffrey Caban A Fine Line p.5 (colour)'.
  • 'Zealous gold diggers, Bendigo, July 1st, 1852, coloured lithograph, NLA (NK586/10), NLA News Oct 1999, p. 10'.
  • 'Native Dignity, b/w on sepia lithographic version, ML Pf19; (Policeman meeting robber on street corner) known as The Trap, 1850s watercolour, NLA Pictorial Collection, included in 1992 NLA exhibition, On The Street Where You Live, NLA News, Dec 1992, p. 9.'.
  • 'Coffee Tent & Sly Grog Shop, Diggers Breakfast, 1852, lithograph and The Claim Disputed, 1852, lithograph, NLA News, October 2000, p. 7'.

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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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