John Glover (artist)
John Glover | |
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John Glover | |
| Born | 18 February 1767 Houghton on the Hill, Leicestershire, England |
| Died | 9 December 1849 (aged 82) |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Free School, Appleby |
| Known for | Landscape |
| Notable work | 'Hobart Town, taken from the garden where I lived', 1832 'Mount Wellington and Hobart Town from Kangaroo Point' 1831–33 'Natives on the Ouse River, Van Diemen's Land', 1838 'Natives at a corrobory, under the wild woods of the Country [River Jordan below Brighton, Tasmania]', ca. 1835 'A view of the artist's house and garden, in Mill's Plains, Van Diemen's Land', 1835 |
| Movement | Claudean style, picturesque |
| Spouse | Sarah |
| Awards | Louis XVIII gold medal (for 'Bay of Naples') |
John Glover RBA (18 February 1767 – 9 December 1849) was an English-born artist.. In later life he migrated to Van Diemen’s Land and became a pastoralist during the early colonial period. He has been dubbed "the father of Australian landscape painting."