William Buelow Gould
English and Van Diemonian painter / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Born | William Holland c. 1801[n 1] Liverpool, Merseyside, England |
Died | 11 December 1853(1853-12-11) (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 |
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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]