Thomas Fewson b. 27 August 1797

  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Captain Fewson's watercolour view of Kangaroo Island (1837) is the earliest surviving visual record of the first South Australian settlers' inhospitable landing place.
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Name
Thomas Fewson
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Ship's master (ANZSIC code: 48)
  • Surveyor (ANZSIC code: 6922)
Birth date
27 August 1797
Birth place
Hull, Yorkshire, England, UK
Death date
c.1 January 1874
Active Period
  • 1837 - 1847
Arrival
  • 1829
Residence
  • Launceston, Tasmania
  • England, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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Related people
  • Fewson, Thomas (child of)
  • Fewson, Thomas (child of)
Related works
  • A Sketch of Kangaroo Island (creator of)
  • Kingscote, Kangaroo Island (creator of)
  • A Sketch of Kangaroo Island (creator of)
  • Kingscote, Kangaroo Island (creator of)
Related collections
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
Related events
  • Exhibition of Pictures; the Works of Colonial Artists (None)
  • Exhibition of Pictures; the Works of Colonial Artists (None)
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