John Glover
1767–1849 · English-Australian · 30 artworks
Romanticismatmospheric perspectivedetailed foregroundsubtle gradations of lightuse of native floradepiction of Indigenous life
artist bio
John Glover was an English-Australian artist, considered one of the most important landscape painters in the early history of Australian art. He is best known for his depictions of the Australian landscape, capturing its unique light and atmosphere with a Romantic sensibility.
what you'll learn
Studying Glover's work allows students to explore the Romantic interpretation of landscape, focusing on light, atmosphere, and the relationship between humans and nature. Students can also learn about the representation of colonial landscapes and the depiction of Indigenous Australians in art.
related: Thomas Cole, Eugene Delacroix
30 artworks
Patterdale farm
1840
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Landscape with Rainbow and Cattle
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Ben Lomond from Mr Talbot’s Property – four men catching opposums
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View in north Wales
1820
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A Corroboree in Van Diemen's Land
1840
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Ullswater, early morning
1824
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Untitled
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My Harvest Home
1835
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Natives on the Ouse River, Van Diemen's Land
1838
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Cattle in a landscape
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The River Nile, Van Diemen's Land
1837
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At Matlock - mist rising
1814
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Sandown Bay, from near Shanklin Chine, Isle of Wight
1827
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Mr Robinson's house on the Derwent, Van Diemen's Land
1838
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The bath of Diana, Van Diemen's Land
1837
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View of Llangollen, Wales
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View Over the Derwent
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Mount Wellington and Hobart Town from Kangaroo Point
1834
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Welsh Landscape
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Landscape view in Cumberland
1820
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The Port of Westminster
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A View of the Artist's House and Garden in Mills Plains, Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania)
1835
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Durham Cathedral from the river
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A view of the city of York
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A corroboree of natives in Mills Plains
1832
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My last view of Italy, looking from the alps over Suza
1835
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Appleby Magna Church
1790
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View of ullswater from gowbarrow fell - evening
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Leathe's water, Skiddaw and saddleback in distance
1817
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A view of oban with a traveller resting on a path
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