1. Thomas Bock was an English-Australian artist and an early adopter of photography in Australia.
11 Facts About Thomas Bock
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Later Bock worked as an engraver at 24 Great Charles Street Birmingham, alongside William Wyon who later became an engraver for the British Mint.
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In 1817 Thomas Bock was awarded the silver medal of the Society of Arts and Commerce for an engraving of a portrait.
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Thomas Bock was set to work preparing plates for banknotes, and then to official assignments making portraits of recently executed criminals and engraved the plates for 1829,1830 and 1835 Hobart Town Almanack's published by Dr James Ross.
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Thomas Bock was commissioned by Lady Jane Franklin, wife of Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin to paint the portraits of some Tasmanian Aborigines.
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In 1843 Thomas Bock visited Sydney but returned to exhibit at the first major art exhibition, which was held in Hobart in 1845.
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Thomas Bock painted oils, water-colour, and crayons as well as working as one of Australia's first photographers.
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Thomas Bock clearly maintained his interest in photography as in 1849 he was advertising that he had completed his arrangements for taking portrait daguerreotypes from his studio at 22 Campbell Street.
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Thomas Bock was one of the exhibitors at the first major art exhibition, in Hobart.
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Thomas Bock's official work produced private commissions, and by the time of his death in Hobart, Tasmania, he was a successful portraitist specialising in miniatures.
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Thomas Bock was one of the most highly skilled of the early convict artists.