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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Name
Thomas Wainewright
Also known as:
  • Egomet Bonmot
  • Cornelius Van Vinkbooms
  • Janus Weathercock
  • Thomas Griffiths Wainewright
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Journalist (ANZSIC code: 9002)
  • Painter (ANZSIC code: 9002)
Birth date
c.11 October 1794
Birth place
London, England, UK
Death date
17 August 1847
Death place
St Mary's Hospital, Hobart Town, Van Diemens Land, St Mary's Hospital, Hobart Town, Van Diemens Land (Tasmania)
Death note
Tasmania
Active Period
  • c.1820
  • c.1813 - c.1830
  • 1837 - 1847
Arrival
  • 21 November 1837 (Arrival at Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land on convict transport 'Susan'.)
Residence
  • 1837 - 1847 Hobart Town, Van Diemens Land , Hobart Town, Van Diemens Land (Tasmania)
  • 1831 - 1837 Boulogne, France
  • 1794 - 1831 England, UK
Cultural Heritage
  • English
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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References [<ExternalResource: Hodgman, V., 'Thomas Griffiths Wainewrigh', Australian Dictionary of Biography, ed. D. Pike, A. Shaw, M. Clark, B. Nairn, G. Serle and R. Ward, vols 1-6, Melbourne 1966-1976, vol. 2.>, <ExternalResource: Buscombe, E. (1978), 'Artists in Early Australia and their Portraits', Sydney.>, <ExternalResource: Crossland, R. (1953), 'Wainewright in Tasmania', Proceedings of the Tasmanian Historical Research Association, vol. 2, no. 5.>, <ExternalResource: Curling, J. (1938), 'Janus Weathercock', London.>, <ExternalResource: Crossland, R. (1953), 'Wainewright--the Tasmanian Portraits', Proceedings of the Tasmanian Historical Research Association.>]