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A Convict's Brushstrokes: The Resilience of Richard Read Senior The history of Australian art is often written in the shadows of colonial struggle, and few figures embody this duality as poignantly as Richard Read Senior. Born in London around 1765, Read’s early life remains partially veiled by the mists of time, yet his presence in the annals of art is undeniable. Before his life was irrevocably altered by the hand of the law, he was
a man of recognized skill in London, appearing in business directories as an animal painter. However, the trajectory of his destiny took a dramatic turn in July 1812, when he was sentenced to fourteen years of transportation for the possession of forged banknotes. Arriving in the penal colony of New South Wales aboard the Earl Spencer in 1813, Read brought with him not just the heavy burden of a convict, but a refined artistic sensibil…