Louis Buvelot b. 3 March 1814

Also known as Abram-Louis Buvelot
  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Printmaker)
Swiss landscape painter and portrait photographer, settled in Melbourne in 1864, admired by the artists from the Heidelberg area such as Tom Roberts and Arthur Streeton who bestowed him with the accolade of 'Father of Australian painting'. In the 1870s, his work increasingly drew elements from Australian landscape such as the bush land in works like Lilydale (1878) and Bush Track.
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spouse of
née Laloutte Marie Félicité Buvelot
Other occupation
parent of
Jean-Louise-Sophie Buvelot
Other occupation
associate of
Emperor Dom Pedro II
Other occupation
associate of
Emmeline Pritchard
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Charles S. Bennett
1814
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Isabella Bonella
1814
Other occupation
associate of
Emma Minnie Boyd
1814
Artist (Painter)
associate of
John James Clark
1814
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Photographer), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Henry Leonardus Van Den Houten
1814
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Henry James Johnstone
1814
Artist (Photographer), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Margaret H. Livingston
1814
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Arthur Jose De Souza Loureiro
1814
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Caroline Frances Purves
1814
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Tom Roberts
1814
Artist (Photographer), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Sculptor), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Marian Ellis Rowan
1814
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Bernhard Smith
1814
Artist (Painter), Artist (Sculptor)
associate of
Isaac Whitehead
1814
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Painter)
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