Angas, George French (18221886)

Where & When he created his work?

Angas toured the Mediterranean from August
to November 1841 and published A Ramble in
Malta and Sicily in the Autumn of
1841 (London, 1842), which he illustrated with
lithographs drawn by him on the stone.
 Influences for the artist.
he early showed an interest in natural history
and art, but his father put him into an office in
London. After about a year there he studied
for a time under Waterhouse Hawkins, a
natural history artist.
 Colours & Materials used
Angas recorded in water-colour drawings
which were shown in Adelaide in June 1845 in
the Legislative Council chamber.
South Australia Illustrated contains 60
lithographed plates, hand-coloured, all after
water-colour drawings by Angas
 Techniques of the artist
He printed in colour inks, from multiple
stones; varnish highlights by brush