Samuel Thomas Gill
(Devon, England 1818 - Melbourne 1880 ) Australian/British Artist Australian/British Artist,also known by his signature S.T.G., was and English-born Australian artist. Gill was born in Perriton, Somerset, England, son of the Reverend Samuel Gill, a Baptist minister, and his first wife, Winifred Oke. Rev. Gill became the headmaster of a school at Plymouth, where the son was first educated, then he continued to Dr Seabrook's Academy, Plymouth. Having moved to London, Gill was employed as a draughtsman and watercolour painter by the Hubard Profile Gallery, before departing for the colony of South Australia in 1839 with his parents, arriving in December. Gill arrived in Adelaide, aged 21 and established a studio in 1840, and called for those 'desirous of obtaining a correct likeness' of themselves and their families, friends, animals and residences to contact him. His activities soon expanded to include street scenes and public events, including the newly discovered copper mines at Burra Burra as well as the departure of Charles Sturt's expedition for the interior on 8 October 1844.

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Samuel Thomas Gill Digger's Wedding in Melbourne oil painting


Digger's Wedding in Melbourne
c 1856-80 watercolour over pencil 18.9 x 25.7 cm (7 1/2 x 10 1/8 in) La Trobe Picture Collection State Library of Victoria Melbourne (mk63)
Painting ID::  27951
Samuel Thomas Gill
Digger's Wedding in Melbourne
c 1856-80 watercolour over pencil 18.9 x 25.7 cm (7 1/2 x 10 1/8 in) La Trobe Picture Collection State Library of Victoria Melbourne (mk63)
   
   
     

Samuel Thomas Gill The Flinders Range oil painting


The Flinders Range
mk167 c.1865/1870 Watercolor
Painting ID::  42109
Samuel Thomas Gill
The Flinders Range
mk167 c.1865/1870 Watercolor
   
   
     

Samuel Thomas Gill Tin Dish washing oil painting


Tin Dish washing
mk167 c.1865 Watercolor
Painting ID::  42110
Samuel Thomas Gill
Tin Dish washing
mk167 c.1865 Watercolor
   
   
     

Samuel Thomas Gill A Bendigo mill oil painting


A Bendigo mill
mk167 1852 c.1865 Watercolour
Painting ID::  42111
Samuel Thomas Gill
A Bendigo mill
mk167 1852 c.1865 Watercolour
   
   
     

Samuel Thomas Gill Baby oil painting


Baby
mk167 1867 Watercolour
Painting ID::  42112
Samuel Thomas Gill
Baby
mk167 1867 Watercolour
   
   
     

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     Samuel Thomas Gill
     (Devon, England 1818 - Melbourne 1880 ) Australian/British Artist Australian/British Artist,also known by his signature S.T.G., was and English-born Australian artist. Gill was born in Perriton, Somerset, England, son of the Reverend Samuel Gill, a Baptist minister, and his first wife, Winifred Oke. Rev. Gill became the headmaster of a school at Plymouth, where the son was first educated, then he continued to Dr Seabrook's Academy, Plymouth. Having moved to London, Gill was employed as a draughtsman and watercolour painter by the Hubard Profile Gallery, before departing for the colony of South Australia in 1839 with his parents, arriving in December. Gill arrived in Adelaide, aged 21 and established a studio in 1840, and called for those 'desirous of obtaining a correct likeness' of themselves and their families, friends, animals and residences to contact him. His activities soon expanded to include street scenes and public events, including the newly discovered copper mines at Burra Burra as well as the departure of Charles Sturt's expedition for the interior on 8 October 1844.

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