Harden Sidney Melville b. 8 May 1824

Also known as H. S. Melville
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
A painter of English origin, he conducted the first official hydrographic survey of the north-east coast of Australia in 1842-46. He regretted this time given up from the regular practice of painting profession.
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British Institution
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associate of
Society of British Artists, Suffolk Street
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associate of
Commercial Academy, 30 Elizabeth Street, Sydnay, N.S.W.
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associate of
Royal Academy
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associate of
Society for the Promotion of the Fine Arts in Australia
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Alternative names
  • H. S. Melville
  • H. S. Melville
Related people
  • Macarthur, Emily (associate of)
  • Bock, Thomas (associate of)
  • Rodius, Charles (associate of)
  • Earles, Chester (associate of)
  • Delohery, Cornelius (associate of)
  • Melville, Henry (child of)
  • Brees, S. C. (associate of)
  • Melville, Martha (child of)
  • Blackwood, Francis Price (associate of)
  • Woods, H. N. (associate of)
  • Melville, Henry Alfred (sibling of)
  • Melville, James (relative of)
  • Melville, Fanny (spouse of)
  • Melville, Frances E. (parent of)
  • Melville, Henry B. (parent of)
  • Melville, Jessie M. (parent of)
  • Melville, Lydia (parent of)
  • Macarthur, Emily (associate of)
  • Bock, Thomas (associate of)
  • Rodius, Charles (associate of)
  • Earles, Chester (associate of)
  • Delohery, Cornelius (associate of)
  • Melville, Henry (child of)
  • Brees, S. C. (associate of)
  • Melville, Martha (child of)
  • Blackwood, Francis Price (associate of)
  • Woods, H. N. (associate of)
  • Franklin, John (associate of)
  • Melville, Henry Alfred (sibling of)
  • Melville, James (relative of)
  • Melville, Fanny (spouse of)
  • Melville, Frances E. (parent of)
  • Melville, Henry B. (parent of)
  • Melville, Jessie M. (parent of)
  • Melville, Lydia (parent of)
Related person groups
  • British Institution (associate of)
  • Society of British Artists, Suffolk Street (associate of)
  • Commercial Academy, 30 Elizabeth Street, Sydnay, N.S.W. (associate of)
  • Royal Academy (associate of)
  • Society for the Promotion of the Fine Arts in Australia (associate of)
  • British Institution (associate of)
  • Society of British Artists, Suffolk Street (associate of)
  • Commercial Academy, 30 Elizabeth Street, Sydnay, N.S.W. (associate of)
  • Royal Academy (associate of)
  • Society for the Promotion of the Fine Arts in Australia (associate of)
Related works
  • The Squatter's Hut - News from Home (creator of)
  • Victoria Square, Port Essington (creator of)
  • Bloodhound with Armour (creator of)
  • News from Australia (creator of)
  • Australia. News from Home (creator of)
  • Design from Scottish History (creator of)
  • Poacher in a Storm (creator of)
  • The Flute Player (creator of)
  • Sporting on the Moors (creator of)
  • Sketches in Australia and the Adjacent Islands (creator of)
  • Scene from the Lord of the Isles (creator of)
  • Lagoon near the S. Alligator and Ranges Seen from a Granite Hill between the 2nd and 3rd Camp at the Burdekin (creator of)
  • Bush Scene - Port Stephens (creator of)
  • How the Natives Danced the Corrobary (creator of)
  • Fern Tree Valley near Hobarton, Wombeyan Cave [NSW] (creator of)
  • The Adventures of a Griffin (creator of)
  • Bush Scene, Swan River, W.A (creator of)
  • The Squatter's Hut - News from Home (creator of)
  • Victoria Square, Port Essington (creator of)
  • Bloodhound with Armour (creator of)
  • News from Australia (creator of)
  • Australia. News from Home (creator of)
  • Design from Scottish History (creator of)
  • Poacher in a Storm (creator of)
  • The Flute Player (creator of)
  • Sporting on the Moors (creator of)
  • Sketches in Australia and the Adjacent Islands (creator of)
  • Scene from the Lord of the Isles (creator of)
  • Lagoon near the S. Alligator and Ranges Seen from a Granite Hill between the 2nd and 3rd Camp at the Burdekin (creator of)
  • Bush Scene - Port Stephens (creator of)
  • How the Natives Danced the Corrobary (creator of)
  • Fern Tree Valley near Hobarton, Wombeyan Cave [NSW] (creator of)
  • The Adventures of a Griffin (creator of)
  • Bush Scene, Swan River, W.A (creator of)
Related collections
  • Maidstone Museum, Kent, England, U.K. (collected in)
  • British Museum, London, England, U.K. (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Maidstone Museum, Kent, England, U.K. (collected in)
  • British Museum, London, England, U.K. (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
Related events
  • 1870 Sydney Intercolonial Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Second Exhibition of the Society for the Promotion of the Fine Arts in Australia (None)
  • Royal Academy Summer Show (exhibited at)
  • 1870 Sydney Intercolonial Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Second Exhibition of the Society for the Promotion of the Fine Arts in Australia (None)
  • Royal Academy Summer Show (exhibited at)
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