George H. Thomas

Also known as G. T., George Thomas, G. H. T.
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Colonial-era Victorian and Tasmanian caricaturist, Thomas was awarded damages of 15 shillings when the subject of one of his caricatures destroyed the illustration as it hung in a shop window. He is best known for the cartoons he drew for the Hobart Town Punch.
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See also

  • 'Dictionary of Australian Artists, p.790'.

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Related people
  • D'Emden, Henri James (associate of)
  • Manly, John Henry (associate of)
Related works
  • Welcome the Coming, Speed the Parting Guest (creator of)
  • The Pleasures of a Night in the Victorian Bush (creator of)
  • Waiting for a Place (creator of)
  • The First Question for Parliament (creator of)
Related collections
  • Private collection (collected in)
  • Castlemaine Pioneers and Old Residents' Association, Castlemaine Art Gallery, Vic. (collected in)