William Jones

  • Artist (Printmaker)
Engraver and clockmaker, had a shop in Launceston, Van Diemen's Land, in 1850 when the convict engraver Thomas Robinson was working for him. Most of Jones's surviving copper engravings are vignettes of clients' business premises on billheads.
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Name
William Jones
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Printmaker)
Other Occupation
  • Clockmaker (ANZSIC code: 2419)
Active Period
  • c.1848 - c.1856
Residence
  • c.1848 - c.1856 Van Diemen's Land, Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania)
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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References [<ExternalResource: Craig, C. (1961), 'The Engravers of Van Diemen's Land', Launceston, Tas.>, <ExternalResource: (1975), 'The Clifford Craig Collection', Christie's auction catalogue, November, Launceston, Tas.>, <ExternalResource: (1850), Cornwall Chronicle, 11-28.>, <ExternalResource: Craig, C. (1964), 'Old Tasmanian Prints', Launceston, Tas.>]