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McGorman, Margaret
Margaret McGorman won an Agricultural Society Prize for weaving stockings and clothing in 1843.
McMullin, E.
Sketcher, filled two books with watercolour sketches of a variety of subjects, signing several drawings of Tasmanian shells - probably from Hobart - and dating ...
McNeilly, Charlotte Elizabeth, b. 1828
Charlotte McNeilly scandalised her family in 1847 by eloping with an illiterate Irish Catholic coachman who worked on the family estate. They were, however, convinced ...
McQuade,
Portrait painter, was catalogued as the artist who did a portrait of a lady in the first exhibition of the Society for the Promotion of ...
Meares, Richard Goldsmith, b. 1780
Sketcher, mural painter, army officer and settler at the Swan River Colony (Western Australia). Captain Meares was known for his draughtsmanship and his depictions of ...
Medland, James, b. 1817
Painter and clergyman. Sent to Tasmania as a Church of England religious instructor.
Melville, Harden Sidney, b. 1824
A painter of English origin, he conducted the first official hydrographic survey of the north-east coast of Australia in 1842-46. He regretted this time given ...
Meredith, Frances, b. 1831
Sketcher and watercolourist, born in Van Diemen's Land, known for her depictions of local landscapes. She was the cousin (and step-sister-in-law) of prominent author and ...
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Meredith, Louisa, b. 1812
Miniaturist, watercolourist, engraver, poet, writer and botanist. She resided in Tasmania for most of her life and exhibited in many Intercolonial Exhibitions.
Meredith, Robert
Sketcher and architect in Victoria from 1847 to about 1858. His drawing of Christ Church, Geelong (Vic.), was engraved on copper by Thomas Ham in ...
Meryon, Charles, b. 1821
Draughtsman, etcher, sculptor and naval officer, made three brief visits to Australia between 1842 and 1846, although his subsequent career in France is far better ...
Michell, C. C.
Sketcher and engraver, drew and engraved 'State of Cradock's Pass' in 1840.
Mildred, H.
Painter, showed work in the 1848 Exhibition of Colonial Artists at Adelaide.
Miles, William Augustus, b. 1798
Sketcher, natural historian, commissioner of police and police magistrate, was almost certainly a bastard son of the future King William IV. He made pen and ...
Miller,
Painter and teacher, was offering drawing, 'mezzotint' and oil and watercolour painting classes in Melbourne in 1841.
Mitchell, Thomas, b. 1792
Painter, surveyor and military officer. A resident of Sydney, he made topographical sketches and surveys and painted portraits.
Mitford, Eustace Reveley, b. 1811
Colonial era Adelaide cartoonist, illustrator, journalist, sailor and farmer
Moffitt, William, b. 1802
Engraver, stationer and bookseller. After the expiry of his convict sentence, Moffitt established a successful business as a bookbinder, stationer, engraver and copperplate printer in ...
Montefiore, Eliezer, b. 1820
Sketcher, etcher, art patron, gallery director and businessman, he helped establish the New South Wales Academy of Art and the National Art Gallery of New ...
Moore, William Gosling
Sydney-based sketcher, auctioneer and proprietor of a furnishing shop. In 1849 he exhibited at the Second Exhibition of the Society for the Promotion of the ...