Thomas Isaacs b. 1813

Also known as Thomas Betton
  • Artist (Printmaker)
Originally convicted of larceny and sent to seven years transportation, Isaacs soon bought his own lithographic press and established his own business, executing landscapes, drawings and commercial lithography.
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Name
Thomas Isaacs
Also known as Thomas Betton
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Printmaker)
Other Occupation
  • Lithographer (ANZSIC code: 9002)
Birth date
1813
Birth place
Mile End, Essex, United Kingdom
Active Period
  • c.1842 - c.1851
Arrival
  • December 1832 (To Hobart Town onboard the 'York'.)
Residence
  • Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land (Tas.)
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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Related collections
  • Sir William Lodewyk Crowther Library, State Library of Tasmania, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, State Library of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Sir William Lodewyk Crowther Library, State Library of Tasmania, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, State Library of Tasmania, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)