Henry Leonardus Van Den Houten b. 1801

Also known as Henricus Leonardus Van Den Houten, Henry Houten, Vanden Houten, T. H. Van den Houten, van den Honten
  • Artist (Painter)
Henricus (Henry) Leonardus van den Houten was a painter and art teacher. In 1853 he migrated with his family to Victoria. Van den Houten was a founding councillor of the Victorian Academy of Arts.
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Citations

  • Bonyhady, Tim (2002), 'Burke and Wills – From Melbourne to Myth’, Exhibition catalogue, National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT.

  • McCulloch, A. (1977), 'Artists of the Australian Goldrush’, Melbourne, Vic.

  • Thieme, U. & Becker, F. (1907), 'Allgemeines Lexikon der Bildenden Künstler’, 37 Volumes, Leipzig, page 50.

  • Thomas, Daniel (1976), 'Australian Art in the 1870s’, Catalogue, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.

  • (1983), 'Thirty Australian Paintings’, Catalogue, Deutscher Fine Art, September, Melbourne, Vic.

  • (1873), Age, March, 24.

  • (1867), Argus, November, 27 (supplement).

  • (1861), Bendigo Advertiser, March, 8.

  • (1861), Examiner and Melbourne Weekly News, October, 19.

  • Information sourced from Harris, Helen Doxford.

  • (1869), Bendigo Advertiser, August, 4.

  • McCulloch, Alan (1984), 'Encyclopedia of Australian Art’, 2nd Edition, Melbourne, Vic.

  • (1875), Sydney Mail, February, 27.

  • (1873), Sydney Mail, April, 19.

  • (1875), Sydney Mail, July, 10.

  • (1876), Sydney Mail, April, 22.

  • (1879), Age, February, 20.

  • (1870), Argus, December, 1.

  • (1877), Sydney Mail, April, 7.

  • (1877), Sydney Mail, April, 14.

  • Bruce, Candice (1997), 'Art and Australia Felix – art criticism, taste and nostalgia in mid-nineteenth century Victoria’, Department of English, Faculty of Arts, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW.

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Alternative names
  • Henricus Leonardus Van Den Houten
  • Henry Houten
  • Vanden Houten
  • T. H. Van den Houten
  • van den Honten
  • Henricus Leonardus Van Den Houten
  • Henry Houten
  • Vanden Houten
  • T. H. Van den Houten
  • van den Honten
Related people
  • Eyre, Gladstone (associate of)
  • Richardson, Charles Douglas (associate of)
  • Neild, James Edward (associate of)
  • Buvelot, Louis (associate of)
  • Ford, William (associate of)
  • Eyre, Gladstone (associate of)
  • Richardson, Charles Douglas (associate of)
  • Neild, James Edward (associate of)
  • Buvelot, Louis (associate of)
  • Ford, William (associate of)
Related person groups
  • Victorian Academy of Arts (associate of)
  • Board of Education (associate of)
  • Scotch College, Melbourne (associate of)
  • Johnstone, O'Shannessy & Co. (associate of)
  • Victorian Academy of Arts (associate of)
  • Board of Education (associate of)
  • Scotch College, Melbourne (associate of)
  • Johnstone, O'Shannessy & Co. (associate of)
Related works
  • Melbourne in 1837 (creator of)
  • On the Road to Wood's Point (creator of)
  • Batman's First Meeting with Buckley and the Blacks in 1836 (creator of)
  • The Old Bridge at Eltham (creator of)
  • Sunset on the You Yangs Ranges (creator of)
  • Hanging Rocks at Woodend (creator of)
  • Sunset at Mount Macedon (creator of)
  • Winter Storm at Yering (creator of)
  • The Disappointment of Burke and Wills (creator of)
  • The Hanging Rock, Victoria (creator of)
  • Landscape with Falls (creator of)
  • Mitchell's Falls, Sunset (creator of)
  • Sportsman's Return (creator of)
  • Rose of Denmark (creator of)
  • Waterfall at Riddell's Creek (creator of)
  • Scene in the Dandenong Ranges (creator of)
  • Burke, Wills and King at Cooper's Creek (creator of)
  • Result of a Day's Sport (creator of)
  • Landscape near the Fern-Tree Gully (creator of)
  • The Exploring Party Coming Upon an Encampment of Natives (creator of)
  • Virgin and Child (creator of)
  • Scene in Lincolnshire (creator of)
  • Melbourne in 1837 (creator of)
  • On the Road to Wood's Point (creator of)
  • Batman's First Meeting with Buckley and the Blacks in 1836 (creator of)
  • The Old Bridge at Eltham (creator of)
  • Sunset on the You Yangs Ranges (creator of)
  • Hanging Rocks at Woodend (creator of)
  • Sunset at Mount Macedon (creator of)
  • Winter Storm at Yering (creator of)
  • The Disappointment of Burke and Wills (creator of)
  • The Hanging Rock, Victoria (creator of)
  • Landscape with Falls (creator of)
  • Mitchell's Falls, Sunset (creator of)
  • Sportsman's Return (creator of)
  • Rose of Denmark (creator of)
  • Waterfall at Riddell's Creek (creator of)
  • Scene in the Dandenong Ranges (creator of)
  • Burke, Wills and King at Cooper's Creek (creator of)
  • Result of a Day's Sport (creator of)
  • Landscape near the Fern-Tree Gully (creator of)
  • The Exploring Party Coming Upon an Encampment of Natives (creator of)
  • Virgin and Child (creator of)
  • Scene in Lincolnshire (creator of)
Related collections
  • Private collections (collected in)
  • Benalla Art Gallery, Benalla, Vic. (collected in)
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld. (collected in)
  • Private collections (collected in)
  • Benalla Art Gallery, Benalla, Vic. (collected in)
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld. (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • The artist's oil painting of Corio Bay was awarded a silver medal by the New South Wales Academy of Art (received)
  • The artist's oil painting of Corio Bay was awarded a silver medal by the New South Wales Academy of Art (received)
Related events
  • Melbourne International Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Victorian Academy of Arts (exhibited at)
  • Victorian Intercolonial Exhibition (None)
  • Agricultural Society of New South Wales Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • New South Wales Academy of Art exhibiton (exhibited at)
  • Melbourne Public Library exhibition (None)
  • Melbourne Intercolonial Exhibition (None)
  • Melbourne Ladies Benevolent Society Exhibition of Art Treasures (exhibited at)
  • Victorian Exhibition (None)
  • Melbourne Exhibition (None)
  • Victoria Fine Arts Society Exhibition (None)
  • Melbourne International Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Victorian Academy of Arts (exhibited at)
  • Victorian Intercolonial Exhibition (None)
  • Agricultural Society of New South Wales Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • New South Wales Academy of Art exhibiton (exhibited at)
  • Melbourne Public Library exhibition (None)
  • Melbourne Intercolonial Exhibition (None)
  • Melbourne Ladies Benevolent Society Exhibition of Art Treasures (exhibited at)
  • Victorian Exhibition (None)
  • Melbourne Exhibition (None)
  • Victoria Fine Arts Society Exhibition (None)
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