Sketcher, mural painter, army officer and settler at the Swan River Colony (Western Australia). Captain Meares was known for his draughtsmanship and his depictions of ...
English born Henry Willey Reveley, sketcher, architect and civil engineer, was responsible for the design and supervision of public works at Fremantle, Perth and outlying ...
Only in Australia for six years, Backhouse kept extensive records of his experiences, which were then posthumously published in London. His observations have proven to ...
Leading a peripatetic life, John Boultbee frequented a number of British 19th century outposts throughout his travels, including Australia and kept a journal of his ...
A sketcher, FitzRoy served as a naval officer on the Beagle with Charles Darwin and was later influenced by the work of official expedition artist, ...
With well developed careers as a journalist, lawyer and farmer, it seems that Nash's reputation as an artist, in particular as a sketcher, remains unclear. ...
English-born Samuel Bickley spent five years in Western Australia before seeking unsuccessfull to make his fortune in India. Returning to Fremantle and settling permanently in ...
An architect, surveyor and selector, his drawings show a sharp eye for domestic detail and include humble buildings and people going about their everyday life.
Sketcher, amateur photographer, modeller and surveyor throughout Victoria. Wherever he lived he became acquainted with the Aboriginal people and learned their languages.
Sketcher and pastoralist, was born in England and settled in Western Australia in 1833. His watercolours record rescue scenes during the floods of 1872.
Painter, sculptor and plasterer, came to the Swan River Colony, Western Australia. He exhibited what was proclaimed to be the first statue ever made in ...
Watercolorist, architect, surveyor, civil engineer, schoolmaster and entrepreneur born in London. Browne was convicted of forging money orders and sentenced to ten years transportation arriving ...
Nineteenth century art and language teacher, exhibition organiser, theatrical entrepreneur and property developer he played a major part in expanding colonial Australian representation in international ...
Surveyor, Austin led an exploring party north-east of Perth in 1854 and consequently published a journal of the expedition which included a couple of his ...