Thomas W. Rider

Also known as T. W. Rider, T. W. R., Thomas Rider, I. W. R.
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Thomas W. Rider, painter and engraver, worked in Sydney during the late 1840s. He is best known for his illustrations in Heads of the People (1847-1848), a publication for which he was the resident artist. Rider was described as 'a fine specimen of the artistical species in Sydney ... a person of gentlemanly habits and appearance.'
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Name
Thomas W. Rider
Also known as:
  • T. W. Rider
  • T. W. R. (Attributed)
  • Thomas Rider (Attributed. There may have been two Thomas Rider's working as engravers during this period.)
  • I. W. R. (attributed)
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
Active Period
  • c.1847 - c.1851
Residence
  • c.1847 - c.1849 Sydney, NSW
  • c.1851 South Australia (Speculation )
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • DAA with additions

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Related stub person groups
  • East India Company (associate of)
Related people
  • Baker, William Kellett (associate of)
  • Nicholas, William (associate of)
Related works
  • Portrait of a native Tasmanian woman (creator of)
  • An Abattoir (creator of)
  • Honourable East India Company's Depot at Bungarabbee [sic], New South Wales (creator of)
  • Twelve Profile Portraits (creator of)
  • Kitty Jones, Lake Macquarie (creator of)
  • Billy Emue of Lake Macquarie (creator of)
  • The Critic and the Stage Box (creator of)
  • King Boomerang, Chief of Dungog NSW (creator of)
Related collections
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Dixson Galleries, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • The East India Company (received)