Frederick Woodhouse b. 26 December 1820

Also known as Frederick William Woodhouse
  • Artist (Painter)
Woodhouse became best known for painting every Melbourne Cup winner for more than thirty years, from 1861. During a long, successful and prolific career, he documented much Australian racing and rural history.

Citations

  • Dixson Galleries, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, V2 B/3.

  • Laverty, C. (1980), 'Australian Colonial Sporting Painters: Frederick Woodhouse and Sons’, Hunters Hill, New South Wales.

  • (6 January 1910), Table Talk.

  • (1983), 'Pastures and Pastimes’, Victorian Ministry for the Arts catalogue, Melbourne.

Initial data sources

  • DAA with additions