George Edwards Peacock | |
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 Morning at the Heads Port Jackson, 1850, G. E. Peacock | |
| Born | George Edwards Peacock 4 September 1806 |
| Died | 1890 |
| Nationality | English |
| Known for | Painting, Meteorology, Law |
| Movement | Landscape painting |
George Edwards Peacock was an Australian colonial artist. He was born in England and transported to Australia for forgery in 1837. While working as a meteorologist at South Head, Sydney, he started exhibiting paintings. The surviving landscape paintings are now considered as early documents of colonial Sydney.[1]
- ^ Neville, R. (2002). George Edwards Peacock in the Picture Gallery, State Library of New South Wales