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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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b. c.1790 England, UK
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Name
Samuel Hill
Gender
Male
Roles
Artist (Draughtsman)
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Magistrate
Public servant
Naval officer
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
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The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870
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