Charles Hill b. 1824

  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Painter, engraver and teacher, in, England and arrived in Adelaide in 1854 where he became very influential in the local art scene. Hill specialised in genre and narrative subjects, a type of painting not then common in Australia.
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Citations

  • Appleyard, R.G. (January 1967), 'Charles Hill’, National Gallery of South Australia Bulletin, (28/3), .

See also

  • 'Family Group, c.1870, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA'.

Initial data sources

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

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Related recognitions
  • Won medal at the Melbourne Intercolonial Exhibition (received)
  • Local prize (received)
  • Local prize (received)
  • Won medal at the Melbourne Intercolonial Exhibition (received)