Horace Burkitt b. 2 March 1836

  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Burkitt was a prolific watercolourist who made studies of the various Victorian districts in which he was stationed as a telegraph operator. He exhibited in Victoria and at the London International Exhibition in 1862. His grandson donated a collection of 21 watercolours to 16 Victorian Municipal councils.
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Citations

  • Trevaskis, M. (1862), 'Public Service list 1862’, Genealogical Society Melbourne, Vic.

  • (1852), 'Shipping Lists’, Public Records Office, Melbourne, Vic.

Initial data sources

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

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Residences
  • c.1861 - Brisbane, QLD
  • February 1861 - November 1861 Beachmont, Vic.
  • 1858 - February 1861 Portland, Vic.
  • April 1857 - 1858 Kyneton, Vic.
  • February 1857 - March 1857 Melbourne, Vic.
  • March 1856 - February 1857 Geelong, Vic.
  • 1852 - March 1856 Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1863 - 1864 England, UK (Studied dentistry and got married and returned to Australia in 1864)
  • c.December 1861 - Brisbane, QLD
  • February 1861 - November 1861 Beachmont, Vic.
  • 1858 - February 1861 Portland, Vic.
  • April 1857 - 1858 Kyneton, Vic.
  • February 1857 - March 1857 Melbourne, Vic.
  • March 1856 - February 1857 Geelong, Vic.
  • 1852 - March 1856 Melbourne, Vic.
  • May 1863 - 1864 England, UK (Studied dentistry and got married and returned to Australia in 1864)
Related collections
  • Shire Office, Mount Rose, VIC (collected in)
  • Kyneton Historical Centre, Kyneton, VIC (collected in)
  • Chiltern Athenaeum, VIC (collected in)
  • Robert O'Hara Burke Memorial Museum, Beechworth, Victoria (collected in)
  • Dixson Galleries, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong, VIC (collected in)
  • Creswick Historical Museum, Creswick, VIC (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Shire Office, Mount Rose, VIC (collected in)
  • Kyneton Historical Centre, Kyneton, VIC (collected in)
  • Chiltern Athenaeum, VIC (collected in)
  • Robert O'Hara Burke Memorial Museum, Beechworth, Victoria (collected in)
  • Dixson Galleries, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong, VIC (collected in)
  • Creswick Historical Museum, Creswick, VIC (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
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