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Evans, George William, b. 1780
Although primarily known as an explorer and surveyor, G.W. Evans's artistic efforts have considerable merit. His topographical vistas of Hobart Town, Parramatta and Sydney Harbour ...
Fairholme, George Knight Erskine, b. 1822
Described by his contemporaries as 'the most handsome man ever to come through Cunningham's Gap', the watercolourist and polymath George Fairholme had a fairytale life. ...
Farthing, J.
J. Farthing was a sketcher who made a drawing of Hobart Town around the year 1836. The work is at the Mitchell Library, State Library ...
Fernyhough, William Henry, b. 1809
Fernyhough produced silhouette portraits of Sydney personalities and of Aborigines. He is believed to have introduced zincography to New South Wales.
Fewson, Thomas, b. 1797
Captain Fewson's watercolour view of Kangaroo Island (1837) is the earliest surviving visual record of the first South Australian settlers' inhospitable landing place.
Findlay, G.
A teacher who advertised in 1835 that he would be opening an 'Academy for young gentlemen' in Launceston, Van Diemen's Land, where drawing would be ...
Fisher, Elizabeth, b. 1815
As Elizabeth Morphett, her pictures of a rose and a convolvulus were exhibited at the 1859 South Australian Society of Arts exhibition. They are presumed ...
Fitchett,
A scene-painter and carpenter who painted the scenery for performances at the Theatre Royal in 1833 and who redecorated the auditorium of the Royal Victoria ...
FitzRoy, Robert, b. 1805
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, ...
Fitzmaurice, Lewis Roper, b. 1816
A sketcher, surveyor and sailor who while serving on the Beagle, made some of the drawings subsequently reproduced in Stokes's Discoveries in Australia. He also ...
Fitzpatrick, Michael, b. 1816
Fitzpatrick contributed an untitled pen-and-ink drawing to the 1867 Paris Universal Exhibition but is thereafter thought that he only continued to sketch as a hobby. ...
Fletcher, Mary Ann
An art and schoolteacher who advertised as a teacher for young ladies in Hobart and Launceston, offering private drawing lessons.
Florance, Thomas, b. 1785
A sketcher and surveyor who served in the American War of 1812 and lived for many years in New Zealand. Most of his drawings would ...
Fowles, Daniel Adey, b.
Colonial Sydney sketcher and medical practitioner. Fowles is known for his detailed diaries, containing both written and sketched representations of Sydney life.
Foyle,
A teacher who was offering lessons in 'drawing in crayon and watercolours' at her school in Hobart Town in 1833.
Frankland, George, b. 1800
Described by a contemporary as 'a gentleman of the highest talents but without one atom of common sense', Frankland took part in exploratory missions in ...
Freycinet, Louis-Claude de Saulces de, b. 1779
French draughtsman, cartographic surveyor and naturalist, Freycinet's atlases document many Australian subjects including early architectural drawings of Sydney Barracks.
Friend, Mary Ann, b. 1800
Though she travelled extensively with her husband, Mary Ann Friend captured early impressions of her new homeland, Australia, often depicting dry landscapes which highlighted the ...
Frome, Edward Charles, b. 1802
A skilled amateur artist, Frome used his talents to create a career as a painter. His works portrayed the country as inherently beautiful and are ...
G., A. C.
Made a sketch of a Newcastle scene, NSW, dated 1839.