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Thomas Bock : convict engraver, society portraitist

by Thomas Bock, Diane Dunbar

This catalogue examines the diverse career of nineteenth-century Tasmanian artist Thomas Bock, analysing his work as an engraver, draughtsman, photographer, and portraitist. It includes technical and conservation analyses of his paper and oil works.

Accession 15600 ISBN 0642158797 Publisher Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery
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