Rachel Biddulph Henning b. 26 April 1826

Also known as Rachel Biddulph Taylor
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
Sketcher and letter-writer, she is primarily known for her letters which describe rural life in Australia, particularly that on her brother's Queensland property, in the 1860s.

Citations

  • Caldwell, M. (1972), 'Rachel Biddulph Henning’, Australian Dictionary of Biography, volume 4, Pike, Douglas (ed.), Melbourne, Vic.

  • Adams, D. (ed.) (1963), 'The Letters of Rachel Henning’, Sydney, NSW.

  • Dutton, G. (1985), 'The Australian Collection: Australia’s Greatest Books’, North Ryde, NSW.

  • Kerr, J. & Broadbent, J. (1980), 'Gothick Taste in the Colony of New South Wales’, Sydney, NSW.

Initial data sources

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