in Exeter where he prepared a series of views of Australia and Tasmania for which he won a gold medal at the London 1862 International Exhibition. A number of Rowe's works were purchased by Sir William Dixson and are now held in the Dixson Wing of the Mitchell Library, Sydney. Death Rowe died at Heavitree, Exeter, on 2 September 1864. He was survived by his wife, five sons and five daughters. Publications Illustrations of Cheltenham and its Vicinity, circa 1840. Rowe's Illustrated Cheltenham Guide, 1845 & 1850. References Further reading Blake, Steven. George Rowe, artist and lithographer, 1796-1864: the catalogue of an exhibition held at Art Gallery and Museum, Cheltenham, 21 August - 2 October 1982, Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter, 30 October - 11 December 1982. Cheltenham: Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum, 1982. External links The Cheltenham Topographical Print Collection. Works by George Rowe in the Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum. Works by George Rowe in the National Portrait Gallery. 1796 births 1864 deaths Businesspeople from Exeter People from Cheltenham English watercolourists