Augustus Earle
1793–1838
Artist and traveller. In America, 1818–24; in Australia and New Zealand, 1825–8. Returned to England in 1830. Joined HMS Beagle as artist in 1831. Left at Montevideo due to ill health; his position was taken by Conrad Martens.
Sources
Aust. dict. biog.
Bénézit 1976.
Bibliography
Aust. dict. biog.: Australian dictionary of biography. Edited by Douglas Pike et al. 14 vols. [Melbourne]: Melbourne University Press. London and New York: Cambridge University Press. 1966–96.
Bénézit, Emmanuel. 1976. Dictionnaire critique et documentaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs de tous les temps et de tous les pays par un groupe d’écrivains spécialistes français et étrangers. Revised edition. 10 vols. Paris: Librairie Gründ.
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