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Forbs, , b. 1820
A portrait and house painter, presumably Robert Forbes, who worked in Rundle Street, Adelaide in the 1860s. Forbs died at Port Adelaide on 6 June ...
Ford, Thomas
A Melbourne photographer who exhibited a set of photographs of colonial scenery, coloured by George Alexander Gilbert, at the 1861 Victorian Exhibition.
Forde, Edward, b. 1829
An Irish watercolourist and surveyor who arrived in Australia in the early 1860s and married the natural history artist Helena Scott. He died after contracting ...
Foster,
Artist, probably not Australian, whose work, Going to Church, was exhibited at the Fourth Annual SA Society of Arts exhibition in 1861 by a Mr ...
Fowler, Frederick, b.
Frederick Fowler contributed Irish landscapes to the exhibitions of 1853 and 1862 and this suggests that he came from Ireland to Australia. The time spent ...
Fowles, Joseph, b. 1810
The indefatigable and versatile Joseph Fowles turned his hand to an eclectic range of occupations, with varying degrees of success, alongside his artistic endeavours. He ...
Fox, Alexander, b. 1828
A professional photographer, he produced the first known photographic record of early Bendigo but later sought to change his financial fortunes by painting. In 1868 ...
Fox, H. W.
A professional photographer listed at Fortitude Valley, Brisbane in 1866-67. May be a misprint for Alexander Fox, who could have visited Queensland then.
Francis, William Augustus, b. 1842
Professional photographer. Born in London, Francis worked in Adelaide, including in a partnership with H. Anson at the Photographic Institution, Rundle Street.
Frank, W.
A sketcher, produced two watercolours of New South Wales scenes, both dated 1866, which were both auctioned in the 1970s.
Franke, F. G.
A painter and découpagist who exhibited paintings and works 'cut in paper' in Melbourne in the 1850s and 1860s.
Frankford,
A travelling photographer who worked in the Yass district of New South Wales in 1864-65.
Frankland, George, b. 1800
Described by a contemporary as 'a gentleman of the highest talents but without one atom of common sense', Frankland took part in exploratory missions in ...
Fraser,
A sketcher who exhibited several chalk drawings at the 1862 Geelong Exhibition of Art, Science and Industry and who may have been the son of ...
Fraser, James Tatton B.
James Tatton B. Fraser was a sketcher and explorer. Yet his images were not included in fellow explorer Robert Austin's published journal of their expedition. ...
Fraser, Peter Gordon, b. 1808
Critics considered Fraser's work as proof of the healthy state of local art: 'If our amateurs can produce drawings of such feeling and such skill...we ...
Fraser, T. M.
A miniature painter who exhibited paintings on ivory at the 1863 Ballarat Mechanics Institute Exhibition.
Frazer, George, b. 1834
Soldier and cabinetmaker who arrived in Australia in 1864.
Freeman, George John, b. 1843
George John Freeman was a professional photographer and photographic showman. He arrived at South Australia in 1861. Throughout his professional career Freeman enthusiastically experimented with ...
Freeman, James, b. 1814
As professional collaborators, James and William Freeman achieved great success with their quality portraits and innovative approach. Their unusually elongated studio enabled them to overcome ...