George French Angas (1822 - 1886): Explorer, Naturalist & Painter of Colonial Australia, New Zealand & South Africa George French Angas (1822 – 1886), also known as G.F.A., was an English explorer, naturalist, painter and poet who emigrated to Australia. His paintings are held in a number of prestigious museums worldwide, cementing his place as one of the foremost visual chroniclers of the Victorian era’s expansion into new territories. Born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, fourth child and eldest son of George Fife Angas, a merchant and banker—a man instrumental in establishing the colony o…