Lord Henry John Douglas-Scott-Montagu b. 1832

Also known as Lord Henry Scott, Baron Montagu of Beaulieu, Lord Henry Montagu-Douglas-Scott, Lord Henry
  • Artist (Painter)
Watercolourist and politician. In accordance with the social mores of the time, he painted only for his own pleasure and that of his family and friends. While travelling in Australia Lord Henry took lessons with Conrad Martens.

Citations

  • (1974), 'Christie’s Australian Miscellaneous Literature Australian Historical Prints and Drawings’, Christie’s catalogue, 09-25, p.55, p.55, lot 393 sold by Lord Montagu of Beaulieu, Montagu-Douglas-Scott [sic] (Lord Henry), Sketch Book of Watercolour and Pencil Drawings including 2 of Kangaroo Point Ferry; Glasshouse Mountains, Moreton Bay; Brisbane River; North Brisbane from the River; Peak Mountains from One Tree Hill; all inscribed and dated July 1853; Native of the Isle of Tanna, New Hebrides, November, 1853; all mounted in an oblong small quarto album, half morocco.

  • Burmester, C. (1980), 'National Library of Australia: Guide to the Collections’, Canberra, ACT : Volume 3.

  • Craig, E.D. (1978), 'Australian Art Auction Records 1975-1978’, Sydney, NSW.

  • Evans, S. (1982), 'Historic Brisbane and its Early Artists’, Brisbane, Qld.

  • (1982), 'Australian and European Paintings for Sale by auction’, Sydney, NSW : Spink Auctions, 03-24.

  • Martens, C., 'Notebooks’, Sydney, NSW : Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales.

  • Stobart, H., 'Journal of a visit to New South Wales 1852-1853’, Sydney, NSW : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales.

  • de Vries-Evans, S., 'The Beagle and the Vision Splendid’, Manuscript.

  • Craig, E.D. (1985), 'Australian Art Auction Records 1982-1984’, Sydney, NSW.

  • Stobart, H., '[Letters and Journal]’, Brisbane, Qld : John Oxley Library, Queensland State Library.

Initial data sources

  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870