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Latitude
55.0049436
Longitude
-3.0627342
Start Date
1815-01-01
End Date
1815-01-01

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ID
tba8ab

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DAAO URL
https://www.daao.org.au/bio/francis-gibbes
Birth Place
Gretna Green, Scotland, UK
Biography
watercolour painter, art teacher and settler, son of Captain Francis Blower Gibbes and Elizabeth Sarah, née Saffery, was born in Gretna Green, Scotland. This entry is a stub. You can help DAAO by submitting a biography. Writers: Staff Writer Date written: 1992 Last updated: 2011
Born
b. 1815
Summary
Gibbes's paintings were watercolours of well-known scenery in Victoria although he also showed views of picturesque places in NSW, New Zealand and Scotland. He was secretary of the Victorian Academy of Arts for 16 years.
Gender
Male
Died
2-Mar-04
Age at death
89