Thomas Bock b. c.1790

  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
A first-class engraver and photographer, Thomas Bock was transported to Van Dieman's Land for assisting in an abortion. He stayed on in Australia after his release and made a career of printmaking, portrait painting and photography.
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Citations

  • Davies, Alan & Stanbury, Peter (1985), 'The Mechanical Eye in Australia: Photography 1841-1900’, Melbourne, Vic.

  • Atkin, Wendy (1996), 'Thomas Bock (c.1790-1855) engraver, artist and convict’, Quadrant: A periodical bulletin of research in progress on the British book trade, pp.19-22, 04-03.

  • Buscombe, E. (1978), 'Artists in Early Australia and their Portraits’, Sydney, NSW.

  • Craig, C. (1961), 'The Engravers of Van Diemen’s Land’, Hobart, Tas.

  • Dunbar , D.(ed.) (1991), 'Thomas Bock: Convict Engraver, Society Portraitist’, Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery catalogue, Launceston, Tas.

  • Newton, G. (1988), 'Shades of Light’, Canberra, ACT.

  • Plomley, N. (1971), 'In black and white: Some biographical notes on Thomas Bock, late of Hobart, artist’, Proceedings of the Tasmanian Historical Research Association, vol. 18, Hobart, Tas.

  • (1975), 'Convict Artists in Van Diemen’s Land’, Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Hobart, Tas.

  • (1855), Colonial Times, 05-03.

  • (1855), Hobart Town Advertiser, 04-28.

  • (1851), Hobart Town Courier, 05-10.

  • (1833), Tasmanian, 06-28.

  • (1884), Walch’s Literary Intelligencer, November.

  • Information sourced from Imashev, Elizabeth.

  • Plomley, N. (1965), 'Thomas Bock’s portraits of the Tasmanian Aborigines’, Records of the Queen Victoria Museum, Launceston, Tas., n.s. no. 18.

  • Information sourced from Stilwell, G.T.

  • Information sourced from Dunbar, Diane.

  • Information sourced from Lennon, Jane.

Initial data sources

  • DAA with additions

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Related collections
  • Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain & Ireland, London, England (collected in)
  • Department of Asia, Oceania & the Americas, British Museum, London, England (collected in)
  • Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand (collected in)
  • Queen Victoria Museums and Art Gallery, Launceston, Tas. (collected in)
  • Van Dieman's Land Folk Museum, Battery Point, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • State Library of Tasmania, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Dixson Library, 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, Australia (collected in)
  • Private collection (collected in)
  • Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain & Ireland, London, England (collected in)
  • Department of Asia, Oceania & the Americas, British Museum, London, England (collected in)
  • Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand (collected in)
  • Queen Victoria Museums and Art Gallery, Launceston, Tas. (collected in)
  • Van Dieman's Land Folk Museum, Battery Point, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • State Library of Tasmania, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Dixson Library, 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, Australia (collected in)
  • Private collection (collected in)