Augustus Earle (1793–1838) augustus earle was a london-born travel artist. unlike earlier artists who worked outside europe and were employed on voyages of exploration or worked abroad for wealthy, often aristocratic patrons, earle was able to operate quite independently – able to combine his lust for travel with an ability to earn a living through art. the body of work he produced during his travels comprises a significant documentary record of the effects of european contact and colonisation during the early nineteenth century. James Earle, Augustus’s father, was an american-born artist w…