Thomas Wainewright b. c.11 October 1794

Also known as Egomet Bonmot, Cornelius Van Vinkbooms, Janus Weathercock, Thomas Griffiths Wainewright
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
Painter, journalist and convict from a well connected family. Transported to Hobart Town in 1837. His many portraits provide pictorial documentation of personalities in Hobart Town before 1850.
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associate of
William Blake
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grandchild of
Ralph Griffiths
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spouse of
Eliza Frances Ward
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associate of
Tom Paine
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associate of
Mary Wollstonecraft
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associate of
Josiah Wedgwood
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associate of
Henry Fuseli
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relative of
George Griffiths
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associate of
Thomas Phillips
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associate of
Lord Byron
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associate of
Robin Vaughan Hood
1794
Artist (Printmaker)
associate of
William Thomas Knight
1794
Artist (Painter)

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Related collections
  • Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, TAS (collected in)
  • University of Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, TAS (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, State Library of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS (collected in)
  • New York Historical Society Collection, USA (collected in)
  • British Museum, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, TAS (collected in)
  • University of Queensland, QLD (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, TAS (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, State Library of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS (collected in)
  • New York Historical Society Collection, USA (collected in)
  • British Museum, London, England, UK (collected in)