GRUBB, Lieut.Col Alexander Henry Watkins RA 1842–1925

Born Tipperary: served Royal Artillery 1861–84. Was posted to New Zealand 1863, awarded the New Zealand Medal 1870. While he was in camp was said to have “filled idle moments” making “beautiful watercolours”, some of which were bought many years later by the NZ Government. Some of them were used for illustrations for The Grubbs of Tipperary. Represented: Turnbull, Nan Kivell Collection, Australian National Library, Canberra.