Henry James Johnstone b. 1835

Also known as H. J. Johnston
  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Painter)
A popular painter and professional photographer who was highly visible in Melbourne society in the late Victorian period thanks in large part to his flamboyant personality.
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  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
  • City of Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, Vic.
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic.
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic.
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld.
  • National Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA

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  • Farr, G. A. (associate of)
  • Morgan, W. (Hon) (associate of)
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  • Lalor, Peter (associate of)
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  • Johnstone & Co. (associate of)
  • Johnstone, O'Shannessy (sic) & Co. (associate of)
  • Academy's Art Union of Victoria (associate of)
  • Royal Society of British Artists (associate of)
  • Victorian Academy of Arts (associate of)
Related people
  • O'Shannessy, Emily Florence Kate (associate of)
  • Buvelot, Louis (associate of)
  • Hasler, George Henry Massey (associate of)
  • Clark, Thomas (associate of)
  • Freeman, George John (associate of)
  • Wivell, Edward James (associate of)
  • Earles, Chester (associate of)
  • Houten, Henry Leonardus Van Den (associate of)
Related works
  • A Billabong on the Goulburn (creator of)
  • Who Comes (creator of)
  • Please Buy (creator of)
  • Tired Out (creator of)
  • A Swamp near Dromana, Victoria (creator of)
  • At Woodlands, South Australia (creator of)
  • Western Port, Victoria (creator of)
  • A Bush Track (creator of)
  • In the Macedon Ranges (creator of)
  • On the Watts River (creator of)
  • On the Goulburn River, Victoria (creator of)
  • Love's Rosy Morn (creator of)
  • A Maiden's Thoughts (creator of)
  • Homeward (creator of)
  • Far-Away Thoughts (creator of)
  • Woodland Flowers (creator of)
  • A Wood Nymph (creator of)
  • A Fisher Lassie (creator of)
  • Weary (creator of)
  • By the River (creator of)
  • On the Murray (creator of)
  • Boiling the Billy (creator of)
  • Off the Track and On the Wallaby Track (creator of)
  • Waterfall Gully (creator of)
  • Evening Shadows (creator of)
  • A Backwater of the River Murray, South Australia (creator of)
  • Cox's Creek, Bridgewater, South Australia 1878 (creator of)
  • Valley of the Sturt, Craigeburn, South Australia 1878 (creator of)
  • Sketch of the Yarraman, on the Dandenong Creek (creator of)
  • By-Road at Seymour (creator of)
  • Old Mates (creator of)
  • Twilight Reflections (creator of)
  • Sunset on the Goulburn (creator of)
  • After Sunset (creator of)
  • Summer Sunset (creator of)
  • Sundown, Stringy Bark Creek (creator of)
  • (View of a creek near Seymour) (creator of)
  • A Bush Cottage near Mulgrave, the Property of Mr. T. Walsh (creator of)
  • Near Lilydale, A Farm at Dandenong and Cottage near Dromana (creator of)
  • The Death of Burke (creator of)
Related collections
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • City of Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, Vic. (collected in)
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld. (collected in)
  • National Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • First order of merit (received)
  • Melbourne Intercolonial Exhibition Medal (received)
Related events
  • Exhibition of the Victorian Academy of Arts (exhibited at)
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  • Exhibition of the Victorian Academy of Arts (exhibited at)
  • Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Victorian Intercolonial Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Exhibition of the Victorian Academy of Arts (exhibited at)