Thomas Bock, 1991: p. facing t.p. (BNB hdg.: Bock, Thomas, 1793-1855)
ABD, viewed 9/15: (Thomas Bock (1790-1855), artist and engraver, was born at Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England...In April 1823 [he was] found guilty at the Warwick Assizes of administering drugs to a young woman. Sentenced to transportation for fourteen years he arrived in Hobart Town in the Asia in January 1824, and was assigned to the Naval Officer, Dr Edward Bromley. Exemplary conduct earned him conditional pardon in June 1832 and free pardon in November. Bock's career as an engraver and portrait painter did not stop with his transportation. In December 1824 he engraved a plate for a four-dollar note for the directors of the Van Diemen's Land Bank and received public acclaim for his workmanship...Died in Hobart, Tasmania, 19 March, 1855). http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/bock-thomas-1800