Edward La Trobe Bateman b. 1816

  • Designer (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect),
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Although seeking his fortune in the Victorian goldfields, Edward La Trobe Bateman instead drifted into work as an illustrator and landscape designer. One of his most notable commissions was the layout of the grounds of the University of Melbourne.
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Name
Edward La Trobe Bateman
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Designer (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect)
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Landscape designer
  • Illustrator
Birth date
1816
Birth place
Yorkshire, England, UK
Death date
30 December 1897
Death place
Rothesay, Scotland, UK
Active Period
  • c.1848 - c.1897
Arrival
  • 1852 (Arrived Vic. Vessel; the Windsor)
Residence
  • 1870 - 30 December 1897 Rothesay, Scotland, UK
  • 1852 - 1869 Victoria
  • 1816 - 1852 England, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • DAA with additions

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Roles
  • Designer (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect)
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Industrial / Product Designer)
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other occupations
  • Landscape designer
  • Illustrator
  • Landscape designer
  • Illustrator
Related works
  • Designs for shawls from Australian wool (creator of)
  • Designs for woollen fabrics, introducing indigenous flowers and foliage (creator of)
  • A Collection of Drawings [watercolours] from Nature (creator of)
  • Sketches of Australian scenery and flowers, specimens of a forthcoming work entitled "The Bush Homes of Australia" (creator of)
  • Designs for shawls from Australian wool (creator of)
  • Designs for woollen fabrics, introducing indigenous flowers and foliage (creator of)
  • A Collection of Drawings [watercolours] from Nature (creator of)
  • Sketches of Australian scenery and flowers, specimens of a forthcoming work entitled "The Bush Homes of Australia" (creator of)
Related collections
  • Private collections (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, NSW (collected in)
  • Private collections (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, NSW (collected in)
Related events
  • 1851 Great Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Melbourne Intercolonial Exhibition (exhibited at)
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  • 1851 Great Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Melbourne Intercolonial Exhibition (exhibited at)
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