Henry Merlin b. c.1830

Also known as Henry Murlin, Henry Muriel, Dumont, Henry Beaufoy Merlin
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Architect (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect),
  • Artist (Photographer)
Travelling photographer, scene-painter, architect, showman and actor. Merlin created painted and photographic 'panoramas', and extensively photographed the houses and public buildings of many regional areas of New South Wales.
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associate of
James Guy
1832
Artist (Photographer), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Charles Bayliss
1850
Artist (Photographer)
associate of
Bernard Otto Holtermann
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associate of
Sir John Henry Manners-Sutton
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child of
Frederick Murlin
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child of
née Beaufoy Ann Harriet Murlin
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grandchild of
Lieutenant Benjamin Beaufoy
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spouse of
née Foster Louisa Eleanor Merlin
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References [<ExternalResource: Lea-Scarlett, E. (September 1970), 'Nineteenth century photographers in Queanbeyan, a note', Canberra and District Historical Society Journal, .>, <ExternalResource: Bradshaw, R. (7 October 1985), 'The Merlin of the South', Australasian Drama Studies.>, <ExternalResource: Burke, K. (1973), 'Gold and Silver: Photography of Australian Goldfields from the Holtermann Collection', Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Colligan, Mimi (2002), 'Canvas Documentaries', Melbourne University Publishing, Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Cato, J. (1955), 'The Story of the Camera in Australia', Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Newhall, B. (1964), 'The History of Photography', New York, USA.>, <ExternalResource: Newton, G. (1988), 'Shades of Light', National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT.>, <ExternalResource: Willis, Anne-Marie (1988), 'Picturing Australia: A History of Photography', Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: (4 October 1873), '(Obituary)', Town and Country Journal.>] [<ExternalResource: Lea-Scarlett, E. (September 1970), 'Nineteenth century photographers in Queanbeyan, a note', Canberra and District Historical Society Journal, .>]