Augustus Earle
Augustus Earle | |
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Solitude, watching the horizon at sunset, in the hopes of seeing a vessel, Tristan de Acunha in the South Atlantic, 1824 self-portrait | |
| Born | June 1, 1793 London, England, United Kingdom |
| Died | December 10, 1838 (aged 45) London, England, United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | Royal Academy |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Years active | 1806–1838 |
| Relatives | John Carteret Pilkington (grandfather) Phoebe Earle (sister) William Henry Smyth (half-brother) |
Augustus Earle (1 June 1793 – 10 December 1838) was an English painter. Unlike earlier artists who worked outside Europe and were employed on voyages of exploration or worked abroad for wealthy, often aristocratic patrons, Earle was able to operate quite independently – able to combine his lust for travel with an ability to earn a living through art. The body of work he produced during his travels comprises a significant documentary record of the effects of European contact and colonisation during the early nineteenth century.