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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creator of
The Admella Rescue

Now known as 'The Wreck of the Admella’, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA.

 
creator of
The Choristers

After Barraud.

 
creator of
Georgetown
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Oil on canvas, Art Gallery of South Australia (reproduced National Australia Bank Calendar, 2000).

 
creator of
Family Group
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creator of
Mrs Hill and Children
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creator of
The Proclamation
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Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA.

 
creator of
Henrietta
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creator of
The Artist's Wife and Eldest Daughter
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Related stub people
  • Scott, William Bell (associate of)
  • Farr (Archdeacon) (associate of)
  • Hill, Henrietta (parent of)
Related stub person groups
  • [Royal] South Australian Society of Arts, Adelaide, SA (associate of)
  • Adelaide Sketch Club, Adelaide, SA (associate of)
  • Old Bohemian Club (associate of)
Related works
  • Georgetown (creator of)
  • Family Group (creator of)
  • Mrs Hill and Children (creator of)
  • Henrietta (creator of)
  • The Artist's Wife and Eldest Daughter (creator of)
  • The Proclamation (creator of)
  • The Admella Rescue (creator of)
  • The Choristers (creator of)
Related collections
  • Ayers House, Adelaide, SA (National Trust) (collected in)
  • Mortlock Library of South Australiana, State Library of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Local prize (received)
  • Won medal at the Melbourne Intercolonial Exhibition (received)
Related events
  • Melbourne Intercolonial Exhibition (exhibited at)