Samuel Hill b. c.1790

  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Sketcher, naval officer, public servant and settler, Hill was born in England and lived in Van Diemen's Land from 1823 to 1846. He is thought to have been the first in the colony to use a camera obscura for drawing.
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Name
Samuel Hill
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Magistrate (ANZSIC code: 7540)
  • Public servant (ANZSIC code: 75)
  • Naval officer (ANZSIC code: 7600)
Birth date
c.1790
Birth place
England, UK
Active Period
  • c.1823 - c.1832
Arrival
  • July 1823 (Arrived in Van Diemen's Land aboard the 'Berwick'.)
Residence
  • c.1846- Bath, England, UK
  • c.1838 - c.1846 Launceston, Tas.
  • c.1832 - c.1838 Campbell Town, Tas.
  • 1823 - 1832 Hobart Town, Tas.
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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