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Jobson, Frederick James, b. 1821
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 ...
Cowie, Julia
Sketcher and watercolourist. Resident of Victoria, NSW and Tasmania. Cowie painted Regency-style specimens of wildflowers, some of which were showsn in the 1866 Melbourne Intercolonial ...
Learmonth, Andrew James, b. 1826
Sketcher and squatter who was born in India and migrated to Australia as a child with his family. Known to have sketched on his property ...
Becker, Ludwig, b. 1808
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 ...
Macarthur, James, b. 1813
Male colonial artist of the famous Macarthur family whose only known pictures are of Victorian landscapes, despite living in Tasmania and New South Wales.
Black, Margaret
Margaret Black sketched several notable views of Launceston that were exhibited in Melbourne in 1860 to glowing reviews. In 1861 one of the picture was ...
Baxter, Annie Maria, b. 1816
Annie Maria Baxter was a prolific writer who kept meticulous diaries of her life in Australia. Her few surviving drawings are now held at the ...
Livingston,
Painter, drawing teacher and lecturer, was presumably a member of the New York Livingston family of artists. He delivered a well-attended lecture on drawing at ...
Newry, Francis Charles, b. 1842
Newry was a sketcher and photographer who travelled with two friends, including Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, on a round the world voyage in 1868/69. ...
Clarke, Percy
Widely travelled Colonial era painter, sketcher and author.
R., J.
Known only by the initials J.R. this sketcher is believed to have painted the notorious tribal leader 'Musquito' who allegedly murdered a woman and is ...
Joubert, Jules François De Sales, b. 1824
Nineteenth century art and language teacher, exhibition organiser, theatrical entrepreneur and property developer he played a major part in expanding colonial Australian representation in international ...
Stephen, George, b. 1812
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 ...
Bowring, Emily Stuart, b. 1835
Sketcher Emily Stuart Bowring's known and attributed pencil and watercolour drawings are mainly of places where she lived or visited. Most depict homesteads or their ...
Akers, Charles Style, b.
English colonial Royal engineer whose watercolours and drawings of Tasmanian scenery belied his frustration at having received such a far-flung posting. He later painted icebergs ...
Synnot, Marianne, b. 1828
Colonial sketcher, wife of an Anglican clergyman. Sketched in her journal in which she also mentions watercolour works for family members and friends.
Kilburn, Douglas Thomas, b. 1813
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 ...
Thomas, George H.
Colonial-era Victorian and Tasmanian caricaturist, Thomas was awarded damages of 15 shillings when the subject of one of his caricatures destroyed the illustration as it ...
Winter, Alfred, b. 1837
Alfred Winter was a sketcher and professional photographer. He exhibited at the 1866 Melbourne Intercolonial Exhibition and was awarded an honourable mention for his work. ...