Rachel Biddulph Henning b. 26 April 1826

Also known as Rachel Biddulph Taylor
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
Sketcher and letter-writer, she is primarily known for her letters which describe rural life in Australia, particularly that on her brother's Queensland property, in the 1860s.
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Name
Rachel Biddulph Henning
Also known as Rachel Biddulph Taylor (Married name)
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
26 April 1826
Birth place
Bristol, Somerset, England, UK
Death date
29 August 1914
Death place
Hunters Hill, Sydney, NSW
Active Period
  • c.1862 - c.1867
  • 1840 - 1856
Arrival
  • 1854 (Arrived in Sydney on board the 'Calcutta'.)
Residence
  • England, UK
  • c.1862 - c.1867 Exmoor station, South Kennedy district, Qld.
  • c.1841 - c.1856 Bulli Mountain, Wollongong, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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References [<ExternalResource: Caldwell, M. (1972), 'Rachel Biddulph Henning', Australian Dictionary of Biography, volume 4, Pike, Douglas (ed.), Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Adams, D. (ed.) (1963), 'The Letters of Rachel Henning', Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Dutton, G. (1985), 'The Australian Collection: Australia's Greatest Books', North Ryde, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Kerr, J. & Broadbent, J. (1980), 'Gothick Taste in the Colony of New South Wales', Sydney, NSW.>]