GRAPHIC ARTS

 

Charlotte medal by Thomas Barrett, 1788. NMA

While much convict art was obscure and rarely survives, a number of convicts produced art recognised as technically and artistically accomplished, either because they were trained previously or developed their skills in Australia. There are various collections and resources including:

 

Convict Artists of the First Fleet

https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/stories/terra-australis-australia/artists-first-fleet

 

Convict Artists at the Time of Macquarie

https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/stories/convict-artists-time-governor-macquarie

 

Gould’s Sketchbook of Fishes https://secure-web.cisco.com/1PbM2QEEmxigqCtybBQy9sna37e17wz4Nex_OuuWX46Esk_NlNsp-xz5oarPjzVWH7Na9_Tp_qkdiETRgpzypn1WcPiGKDFVu3VFUOnc-YM-HWSz2R4byElMVZstKgvkWSy5S8-LSnCWZVHdU7fOi8AUt6dLtFN5YGqeHOu2GjfKLx_fcUjxU5AM-qPQmKyVD5nxSph61ZxmQ9vSzMBA5_dM83DYl-Q7_qNg3SE7VnXBJhcqFgoklwalixW4Js_MXNfbjvq7tJ3fIKMsvjmDD0JXxZGaV7vZ5Ks3TyoIeU1VYo1jYmTigdBZqatpC0CztumqHSehc0XY7RvIhiw2oIgBdg0XCtoXolgecCtGvI5iequXUBlwLyp3QF9VJrljzXY__EddD8AwB65e_pgqAmBwUkrwr9iuehNuwYv_iUmCDdq2f9fFSY21zwHdy9qTB49WJDdtkHWwHNriPsQ0Lilbc5Z5N9-5427Ms5t51h6U/https%3A%2F%2Flibraries.tas.gov.au%2Fallport%2FPages%2Fgould.aspx