Thomas Tyrwhitt Balcombe b. 15 June 1810

Also known as T. B., Thomas Balcombe
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Painter)
Although Thomas Balcombe did not enjoy working as a public servant, his position as a field surveyor afforded him the opportunity to travel extensively. His artistic talent blossomed and he made numerous genre works dealing with life in Sydney and beyond.
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creator of
The Paddington Omnibus
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Pen-and-ink sketch. Mitchell Library, Sydney, NSW

 
creator of
Graves at Turon
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creator of
Reverend John Joseph Therry
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creator of
Kangaroo Dog Owned by Mr Dann of Castlereagh Street, Sydney
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Two oil paintings with the same name

 
creator of
Issuing Licenses [i.e. Licences] to Dig for Gold, Sofala, Turon River, 2 Jany 1852
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Pencil drawing, Rex Nan Kivell Collection (NK1525/3); Pictorial Collection (T981), reproduced NLA News, October 2000, 9, nla.pic-an4697971

 
creator of
Sketches at the Gold Diggings, 1852
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Nine pencil and wash drawings. National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT

 
creator of
(Portrait of Hargraves)
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creator of
Gold Diggings of Ophir
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creator of
Mr. E. H. Hargraves the Gold Discoverer of Australia Feby 12th 1851 Returning the Salute of the Gold Miners on the 5th of the ensuing May
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creator of
New Hollander
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creator of
Australian Stockmen
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creator of
Aboriginal Native in Pursuit of Game
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creator of
Talambee, a Native of the Bogan River
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creator of
Evening, New Hollander Cutting Out a Kangaroo Rat
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creator of
Scene on the Murray River, N.S.W.
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Attributed

 
creator of
Big Ike the Port Phillip Pet
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creator of
The Five Dock Grand Steeple Chase
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Four lithographic prints after Edward Winstanley’s drawings.

 
creator of
Kangaroo of New Sout [sic] Wales
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References [<ExternalResource: Thomson, K., 'Alexander Beatson Balcombe', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Melbourne, Vic., vol. 3.>, <ExternalResource: Buscombe, E. (1978), 'Artists in Early Australia and their Portraits', Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Evans, S. (1983), 'Historic Sydney as seen by its Early Artists', Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: McDonald, P. R. & Pearce, B. (1988), 'The Artist and the Patron', AGNSW (Art Gallery of New South Wales) catalogue, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Moore, W. (1934), 'The Story of Australian Art', 2 vols., facsimile reprint 1980.>, <ExternalResource: Simpson, C. (1977), 'First Fleet to Federation: Australian Antiques', Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Smith, B. (1945), 'Place, Taste and Tradition', Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Hutchison, N. (1976), 'Early Australian Sculpture', City of Ballaarat Fine Art Gallery catalogue, Ballarat, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Laverty,C. (1983), 'Pastimes and Pastures', Victorian Ministry for the Arts catalogue, Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: University Art Museum: John Darnell Collection catalogue, Brisbane, n.d., Underhill, N. (ed.).>, <ExternalResource: (1853), Bell's Life in Sydney, 10-09.>, <ExternalResource: (1854), Illustrated Sydney News, 28-01.>, <ExternalResource: Buscombe, E. (1980), 'Portraits of the Aborigines', Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: McCulloch, A. (1984), 'Encyclopedia of Australian Art', Melbourne, Vic., 2nd edition.>, <ExternalResource: Smith, B. (1960), 'European Vision and the South Pacific 1768-1850', Oxford, England (2nd Edition, Yale, USA 1985).>, <ExternalResource: (1861), Bell's Life in Sydney, 19-10.>, <ExternalResource: (1853), Illustrated Sydney News, 05-11.>, <ExternalResource: (1853), Illustrated Sydney News, 03-12.>, <ExternalResource: (1847), Heads of the People, 28-08.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Orchard, Michael.>]