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John William Lewin

Header: John William Lewin
Also known as: John William Lewin; primary name: Lewin, John William
Details: individual; painter/draughtsman; British; Australian; Male
Life dates: 1770-1819
Biography: Natural history draughtsman. He was the first free artist to settle in New South Wales, the first printmaker in the colony, one of the first private collectors, and published the first illustrated book in Australia, He was not part of the circle around Banks, but was made an Associate of the Linnean Society in 1801.
Bibliography: Phyllis Mander-Jones, 'Lewin, John William (1770 - 1819)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 2, Melbourne University Press, 1967, pp 111-112. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A020097b.htm

Title: A View of the banks of the river Hawkesbury, in Ne Views in New South Wales (additional series) |
Museum number: 1869,0213.31 |
Producer name: After:John William LewinPrint made by:Walter Preston |
Production date: 1813 |
Production place: Published in:Sydney