Robert Hawker Dowling b. 4 July 1827

Also known as Robert Dowling
  • Artist (Painter)
With subjects ranging from Aboriginal to Bibical and orientalist scenes, Dowling was the first to establish the pattern of expatriate exploitation of home patronage, which became such a marked aspect of subsequent Australian art history.
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Name
Robert Hawker Dowling
Also known as Robert Dowling
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • saddler (ANZSIC code: 1320)
Birth date
4 July 1827
Birth place
Colchester, Essex, England, UK, Colchester?, Essex, England, UK
Birth note
Place uncertain
Death date
8 July 1886
Death place
London, England, UK
Burial place
Brompton Cemetery, London
Active Period
  • 1853 - 1886
Arrival
  • 1834
Residence
  • 1886 London, England, UK
  • 1884 - 1886 Melbourne, Victoria
  • 1873 - 1884 UK
  • 1872 - 1873 Cairo, Egypt
  • 1857 - 1872 London, England, UK
  • 1834 - 1857 Launceston, Van Diemen's Land, Launceston, Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania)
  • 1827 - 1834 England, UK
Training
  • c.1857 Leigh's Academy, Newman Street, London, England, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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Alternative names
  • Robert Dowling
  • Robert Dowling
Arrivals
  • 1834
  • 1834
Related people
  • Strange, Frederick (associate of)
  • Bock, Alfred (associate of)
  • Bock, Thomas (associate of)
  • West, John (associate of)
  • Button, Henry (associate of)
  • Woolley, Charles Alfred (associate of)
  • Connolly, (associate of)
  • Glover, John (associate of)
  • Dowling, Henry (sibling of)
  • Carr Clark, George (associate of)
  • Medland, J. G. (associate of)
  • Dowling, Henry (child of)
  • Dowling, Elizabeth (child of)
  • Dowling, Thomas (sibling of)
  • Dowling, Arabella (spouse of)
  • Dowling, Marion Beckford (parent of)
  • Grants, Alice (associate of)
  • Strange, Frederick (associate of)
  • Bock, Alfred (associate of)
  • Bock, Thomas (associate of)
  • West, John (associate of)
  • Button, Henry (associate of)
  • Woolley, Charles Alfred (associate of)
  • Connolly, (associate of)
  • Glover, John (associate of)
  • Dowling, Henry (sibling of)
  • Carr Clark, George (associate of)
  • Medland, J. G. (associate of)
  • Dowling, Henry (child of)
  • Dowling, Elizabeth (child of)
  • Dowling, Thomas (sibling of)
  • Dowling, Arabella (spouse of)
  • Dowling, Marion Beckford (parent of)
  • Grants, Alice (associate of)
Related person groups
  • Victorian Academy of Arts (associate of)
  • Royal Academy (associate of)
  • Royal Society of British Artists (associate of)
  • Victorian Academy of Arts (associate of)
  • Royal Academy (associate of)
  • Royal Society of British Artists (associate of)
Related works
  • Rev. John West (creator of)
  • George William Evans (creator of)
  • The Consultation (creator of)
  • Sir Redmond Barry (creator of)
  • Sir Henry Loch, Governor of Victoria (creator of)
  • James Smith (creator of)
  • Portrait of Mary Drysdale (creator of)
  • A Sheikh and His Son Entering Cairo, on Their Return from a Pilgrimage to Mecca (creator of)
  • Aborigines in a Bark Hut (creator of)
  • Miriam (creator of)
  • The Baptism of Christ (creator of)
  • Grandfather's Visit (creator of)
  • The Presentation in the Temple (creator of)
  • Raising of Lazarus (creator of)
  • To the Opera (creator of)
  • Early Effort - Art in Australia (creator of)
  • Group of Natives of Tasmania (creator of)
  • Henry Dowling Junior (creator of)
  • Self-portrait (creator of)
  • Mrs. Adolphus Sceales with Black Jimmie on Merrang Station (creator of)
  • A Native Group (creator of)
  • Masters George, William and Miss Harriet Ware with an Aboriginal Servant (creator of)
  • A Group of Natives of Spring Creek (creator of)
  • Minjah in the Old Time (creator of)
  • Mrs Charles Kernot (creator of)
  • Mr Charles Kernot (creator of)
  • Right Rev. Charles Perry (creator of)
  • Maria Dowling (creator of)
  • Rev. Henry Dowling (creator of)
  • Mrs Hannah Dowling (creator of)
  • Henry Fleming (creator of)
  • Captain Frederick Edmund Chalmers (creator of)
  • Rev. Henry Dowling (creator of)
  • Mrs Charles Buckland (creator of)
  • Mr Charles Buckland (creator of)
  • Elizabeth Fleming (creator of)
  • Mr William Field (creator of)
  • Mrs William Field (creator of)
  • Rev. John West (creator of)
  • George William Evans (creator of)
  • The Consultation (creator of)
  • Sir Redmond Barry (creator of)
  • Sir Henry Loch, Governor of Victoria (creator of)
  • James Smith (creator of)
  • Portrait of Mary Drysdale (creator of)
  • A Sheikh and His Son Entering Cairo, on Their Return from a Pilgrimage to Mecca (creator of)
  • Aborigines in a Bark Hut (creator of)
  • Miriam (creator of)
  • The Baptism of Christ (creator of)
  • Grandfather's Visit (creator of)
  • The Presentation in the Temple (creator of)
  • Raising of Lazarus (creator of)
  • To the Opera (creator of)
  • Early Effort - Art in Australia (creator of)
  • Group of Natives of Tasmania (creator of)
  • Henry Dowling Junior (creator of)
  • Self-portrait (creator of)
  • Mrs. Adolphus Sceales with Black Jimmie on Merrang Station (creator of)
  • A Native Group (creator of)
  • Masters George, William and Miss Harriet Ware with an Aboriginal Servant (creator of)
  • A Group of Natives of Spring Creek (creator of)
  • Minjah in the Old Time (creator of)
  • Mrs Charles Kernot (creator of)
  • Mr Charles Kernot (creator of)
  • Right Rev. Charles Perry (creator of)
  • Maria Dowling (creator of)
  • Rev. Henry Dowling (creator of)
  • Mrs Hannah Dowling (creator of)
  • Henry Fleming (creator of)
  • Captain Frederick Edmund Chalmers (creator of)
  • Rev. Henry Dowling (creator of)
  • Mrs Charles Buckland (creator of)
  • Mr Charles Buckland (creator of)
  • Elizabeth Fleming (creator of)
  • Mr William Field (creator of)
  • Mrs William Field (creator of)
Related collections
  • Royal Anthropological Institute, London (collected in)
  • British Museum, London (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, South Australia (collected in)
  • Northern Region Library, State Library of Tasmania, Launceston (collected in)
  • Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston (collected in)
  • Van Diemen's Land Folk Museum, Battery Point, Hobart (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart (collected in)
  • Warrnambool Art Gallery (collected in)
  • City of Ballaarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, Victoria (collected in)
  • Joseph Brown Collection, Melbourne, Victoria (collected in)
  • Supreme Court Library, Melbourne, Victoria (collected in)
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney (collected in)
  • University of Queensland (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane (collected in)
  • Royal Anthropological Institute, London (collected in)
  • British Museum, London (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, South Australia (collected in)
  • Northern Region Library, State Library of Tasmania, Launceston (collected in)
  • Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston (collected in)
  • Van Diemen's Land Folk Museum, Battery Point, Hobart (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart (collected in)
  • Warrnambool Art Gallery (collected in)
  • City of Ballaarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, Victoria (collected in)
  • Joseph Brown Collection, Melbourne, Victoria (collected in)
  • Supreme Court Library, Melbourne, Victoria (collected in)
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney (collected in)
  • University of Queensland (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane (collected in)
Related events
  • Colonial and Indian Exhibition (None)
  • Exhibitio of oil paintings by Robert Dowling (exhibited at)
  • Victorians' Jubilee Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Launceston Mechanics Institute exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Geelong Mechanics Institute Exhibition (None)
  • Launceston Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Colonial and Indian Exhibition (None)
  • Exhibitio of oil paintings by Robert Dowling (exhibited at)
  • Victorians' Jubilee Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Launceston Mechanics Institute exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Geelong Mechanics Institute Exhibition (None)
  • Launceston Exhibition (exhibited at)
Field Changes
Biography
Date modified April 10, 2011, 9:39 p.m. April 10, 2011, 9:39 p.m.