Gordon Fraser Scotland, Australia, 1808-?
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About Gordon Fraser
Gordon Fraser was born in Scotland in 1808, joined the Colonial Office in 1835. He was appointed Sheriff of Van Diemen's Land and arrived there in May 1839. In 1843, he became colonial treasurer, a post he held until 1856, four years before his return to England. He was a member of the Hobart Town Sketching Club in the 1840s and he is known to have accompanied John Skinner Prout on a sketching tour from Hobart up the east coast of Tasmania from December 1845 to January 1846.
Gordon Fraser is not listed in any of the standard biographical references listed on our references page.
Artists' Resale Royalty
Could the second and subsequent works by this artist sold after June 9, 2010 for over $1,000 be liable for the Artists' Resale Royalty? More info…
No, ineligible. The artist has been deceased for more than 70 years.
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