Henry Hainsselin b. c.1820

  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Painter, engraver, lithographer and photographer, born in England and moved to the Ballarat goldfields in 1853. Taught art in Melbourne in the late 1870s-mid 1880s before returning to England.
Name
Henry Hainsselin
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Photographer)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Draughtsman (ANZSIC code: 692)
  • Commission agent (ANZSIC code: 641)
  • Sharebroker (ANZSIC code: 6411)
  • Miner (ANZSIC code: B)
  • Art teacher (ANZSIC code: 8022)
Birth date
c.1820
Birth place
Devonport, England, UK
Birth note
Baptised at Devonport, England, on 20 April 1820.
Active Period
  • c.1878 - c.1885
  • c.1862 - c.1878
  • c.1855 - c.1856
  • 1843 - 1853
Arrival
  • 1853 (Arrived at Melbourne, aboard the 'Emma Godwin'.)
Residence
  • England, UK
  • c.1878 - c.1886 St Kilda, Melbourne, Vic.
  • c.1856 - c.1857 Beechworth, Vic.
  • c.1860 - c.1878 Rutherglen, Vic.
  • c.1855 - c.1856 Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1853 - 1855 Ballarat, Vic.
Training
  • Amsterdam Academy, Amsterdam, Holland
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870