William Buelow Gould | |
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 William Buelow Gould | |
| Born | William Holland c. 1801[n 1] Liverpool, Merseyside, England |
| Died | 11 December 1853 (aged 51–52) |
| Nationality | English/Australian |
| Education | William Mulready, Rudolph Ackermann |
| Known for | Painting |
| Notable work | Sketchbook of fishes; Still life, fruit; Still life, flowers in a blue jug |
William Buelow Gould (c. 1801[n 1] – 11 December 1853) was a painter born in the United Kingdom and later working in Van Diemen's Land. He was transported to Australia as a convict in 1827,[1] after which he would become one of the most important early artists in the colony, despite never really separating himself from his life of crime.
Gould's life in Van Diemen's Land was the subject of the award-winning historical fiction novel Gould's Book of Fish (2001), written by Richard Flanagan, centring on Gould's production of the Sketchbook of fishes.[3] In April 2011 Gould's original Sketchbook of fishes was recognised as a document of world significance by UNESCO.[4]
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- ^ a b Allport, Henry (2006). "Gould, William Buelow (1801 - 1853)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
- ^ "Search results: william buelow gould". Library catalogue. State Library of Tasmania. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
- ^ Flanagan, Richard (2002). Gould's Book of Fish. Picador. ISBN 0-330-36378-6.
- ^ "Convict sketchbook makes UNESCO world register". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2011.