1. Knud Geelmuyden Bull was a Norwegian painter and counterfeiter.
11 Facts About Knud Bull
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Knud Bull studied as a painter, was convicted for printing false bank notes, and was deported from the United Kingdom to Australia during 1846.
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Knud Bull lived in Australia the remainder of his life, becoming a significant artistic painter there.
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Knud Bull was a brother of violinist Ole Bull and architect Georg Andreas Bull.
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Knud Bull studied painting with J C Dahl in Dresden from 1833 to 1834.
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Knud Bull left Great Britain in May 1846, in the prison ship John Calvin.
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Knud Bull spent several years in Hobart from 1849 and was finally released from custody during 1853.
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Knud Bull is regarded as a pioneer of Australian landscape painting and is represented in several major galleries in Australia.
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Knud Bull created historical paintings, such as The Wreck of the George III which is displayed in the National Gallery of Australia at Canberra.
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Knud Bull married Mary Ann Bryen in Hobart, Tasmania, in 1852.
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Knud Bull had five sons who all became painters, except one who died as a 2-year old.