The self-styled 'Amateur Poet Laureate' of Victoria, Kentish owned and published the 'Sydney Times' from 1834-1838 which doubtless featured his own poems, drawings and engravings. ...
Drawing teacher, curator and librarian, Wade was also a clergyman before his unorthodox views on baptism forced him into retirement. He is probably best known ...
An undervalued member of the fateful Burke and Wills expedition, Ludwig Becker was an accomplished artist and naturalist whose contribution to the expedition has belatedly ...
Throughout his artistic life Stephen worked as a miniaturist and sketcher, offset by such occupations as public servant, geologist, barrister, politician and faith healer (it ...
England-born resident of Australia's southern states, Berkeley is best known for her large watercolours of Adelaide and as a gifted portraitist. The Art Gallery of ...
Watercolourist and squatter. Resident of Tasmania, Sydney, Western Australia and Victoria. Cooper was a modest artist, bequeathing his 'book of Sketches by John Glover [q.v.]' ...
Douglas Thomas Kilburn was a professional photographer. His practice was extremely successful, despite advertising that he worked slowly, was expensive, opened only between 11 and ...
Male colonial artist of the famous Macarthur family whose only known pictures are of Victorian landscapes, despite living in Tasmania and New South Wales.
Nephew of James Cook, related to Isaac Smith, the colonial artist painted portraits and the marine. Some of his more accomplished works include two large ...
Painter of Irish origin, Duke produced numerous portraits, landscapes and lithographs. He also worked extensively as a scenery painter for various theatrical companies in Australia ...
Henry Gritten was a painter and professional photographer. He 'enjoyed the favour of Prince Albert, the Duke of Norfolk and the Marquis of Westminster'. Gritten ...
Born into a privileged family, Beauchamp married an heiress after travelling between England, New Zealand and Victoria for a number of years. They finally settled ...
A member of architecturally acclaimed Barry family - Cleveland's uncle, Sir Charles Barry, designed the British Houses of Parliament while her cousin, Sir John Wolfe ...
Although best-known as an architect, William Archer was also a talented botanical artist. He assisted Dr Joseph Hooker at Kew Gardens with the 'Florae Tasmaniae' ...
Colonial-era sketcher, architect and clergyman, he published various books on Australia, Methodism in the Australian colonies and ecclesiastical architecture that were illustrated with his own ...
Nineteenth-century American-born photographer who emigrated to Australia. Duryea worked in various states, but mainly South Australia. He became a leading photographer of his day, particularly ...