Aboriginal man fishing, ca. 1853 ; Aboriginal people fishing by torchlight, ca. 1853 / paintings by Thomas Balcombe

fonds

ca. 1853

Graphic Materials, Paintings

1000064

2 paintings

Thomas Tyrwhitt Balcombe (1810-1861), artist and surveyor, came to Sydney from Victoria as a child when his father was appointed to Colonial Treasurer of NSW. In September 1830 he joined the Surveyor-General’s Department (led by Thomas Mitchell) as a draughtsman and, after being promoted to field surveyor, worked there for his entire career. In this role he travelled along NSW coastal areas, the Murray River, Bathurst and Goulbrn regions during the 1830s and 1840s. He came into regular contact with tribal groups in his work as a surveyor and artist.

Reference:
Library correspondence file
Design & Art Australia Online, https://www.daao.org.au/ (accessed 25 January 2016)

ML 1453
Item 01: [Aborigine fishing], ca. 1853

ML 1454
Item 02: [Aborigines fishing by torchlight], ca. 1853

Out of copyright: Creator died before 1955
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

Previously titled [Aborigine fishing, ca. 1853] ; [Aborigines fishing by torchlight, ca. 1853] / paintings by Thomas Balcombe
Works are untitled.