MR JW Lewin, Painter & Naturalist
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MR JW Lewin, Painter & Naturalist

  1. 273 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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MR JW Lewin, Painter & Naturalist

About this book

Author, illustrator, printmaker, and natural historian John William Lewin was the first professional artist to arrive in Australia as a free man. Featuring more than 150 exquisite artworks, this record takes a fascinating look at Lewin's life and work, his place in colonial Australian society, and the enthusiasm for natural history that swept the world in the 1800s. Visually stunning, this biography is a testament to Lewin's artistic legacy, which includes the first ever illustrated book published in Australia—Birds of New South Wales in 1813.

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Information

Publisher
NewSouth
Year
2012
eBook ISBN
9781742246024
Edition
0
Topic
Art
Subtopic
Artist Biographies

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Copyright
  3. Dedication
  4. CONTENTS
  5. INTRODUCTION
  6. A singular character
  7. The heyday for natural history
  8. The painter of Mile End Old Town
  9. Natural history illustration– a thriving craft
  10. A dramatic farewell to England
  11. Settling into Sydney
  12. Colonial collectors
  13. Moving to Parramatta
  14. Explorations and expeditions
  15. Australia’s first prints
  16. Preparing Birds of New Holland
  17. Making a living
  18. From Parramatta to Sydney
  19. The mystery of the missing Birds of New Holland
  20. John William Lewin, Gentleman, Coroner
  21. ‘Now I am painting in oil’
  22. Australian artists go to court
  23. Publishing Birds of New South Wales
  24. Crossing the Blue Mountains
  25. Fish catch and Dawes Point
  26. Working for the government
  27. ‘A very meritorious useful man’
  28. EPILOGUE: More for show, than for correctness
  29. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  30. NOTES
  31. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
  32. INDEX