Benjamin Tannett

Also known as Benjamin Tennent, Mr Tennent
  • Artist (Painter)
Benjamin Tannett was a noted theatrical scene-painter and actor working in Melbourne and Sydney in the mid nineteenth century. In 1859 Tannett painted 'new and beautiful scenery' for the burlesque at the Royal Victoria Theatre. It was 'acknowledged to be the greatest production that has ever been witnessed in the Colony'.
associate of
Andrew Torning
1814
Artist, Artist (Painter)
associate of
John Hennings
1835
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Joseph Jefferson
1829
Artist (Painter)
associate of
William Pitt
Other occupation
associate of
W. J. Wilson
Other occupation
associate of
J. W. Guy
Other occupation
associate of
William Roxby Beverley
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associate of
William M. Brown
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associate of
Frank Varley
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Painter)