Thomas Watling b. 1762

Also known as Thomas Watlin
  • Artist (Painter)
Painter, author and convict from Dumfries, Scotland, Watling was transported to Sydney in 1792. Most of Watling's work are of natural history subjects but there are also many sensitive portraits of Aboriginal figures and a few landscape views, which serve as invaluable records of early colonial life.
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associate of
David Collins
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child of
Ham Watlin
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relative of
May Marion Kirkpatrick
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associate of
Paton
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associate of
Governor Hunter
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associate of
Augustus Theodore Alt
1762
Artist (Draughtsman)
associate of
J. Ihle
1762
Artist (Draughtsman)
associate of
John William Lewin
1762
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Port Jackson Painter
1762
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Painter)
associate of
John White
1762
Artist (Draughtsman)

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Related collections
  • private collections (collected in)
  • Petherick Collection, National Library of Australia, Canberra (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney (collected in)
  • Dixson Galleries, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Watling Collection, Natural History Museum, London, England (collected in)
  • private collections (collected in)
  • Petherick Collection, National Library of Australia, Canberra (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney (collected in)
  • Dixson Galleries, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney (collected in)
  • Watling Collection, Natural History Museum, London, England (collected in)