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Henderson, James, b. 1821
Sketcher, photographer, engineer and explorer, he came to Adelaide in 1840 as a surveyor. The drawings and paintings Henderson made on an 1843 expedition to ...
Henning, Rachel Biddulph, b. 1826
Sketcher and letter-writer, she is primarily known for her letters which describe rural life in Australia, particularly that on her brother's Queensland property, in the ...
Hentschel, Theodore Paul, b. 1821
Engraver, lithographer and grocer, Hentschel arrived in Melbourne in 1849 where he ran engraving and lithography businesses until 1854. No examples of his work seem ...
Heseltine, C. A. F.
Professional photographer, opened Adelaide's first public photographic portrait studio in 1845, but it was short-lived.
Hext, Charles Staniforth, b. 1815
Sketcher and military officer, he was stationed in Australia twice and sketched local scenes. In about 1845 Charles Hutchins published lithographs from seven of Hext's ...
Hill, Samuel Prout, b. 1820
Painter, lecturer, poet and public servant, in the 1840s Hill was very active in the Sydney arts and culture scene. In 1848 he moved to ...
Hindmarsh, Mary, b. 1817
Colonial watercolour and miniature painter who married her former drawing teacher, George Milner Stephen, in 1940. Hindmarsh exhibited two watercolour drawings on cotton at the ...
Hipkiss, Richard, b. 1772
Painter, manufacturer and agriculturist, came to Sydney in March 1832. He rapidly became active in Sydney's public affairs and initiated several associations, some of which ...
Hobson, Margaret
Natural history artist, her only recorded work is a sketch of the fossil teeth found on Mount Macedon, Victoria, in 1845. Her drawing was lithographed ...
Hodgkinson, Clement
Clement Hodgkinson was a surveyor, author and artist. In 1843 he was employed by the NSW governor to explore and map the north eastern district ...
Hodgson, Eliza, b. 1820
Painter and sketcher, was born in England and came to Sydney in 1828. In 1842 she moved to Queensland with her husband where she became ...
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Hoffmann, Johann Gotthilf Samuel
Johann Gotthilf Samuel Hoffman was a potter from Rowland Flat, South Australia. Examples of Hoffman's work c. 1847-1885 are held at the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney.
Hogan, Patrick Joseph, b. 1805
Painter, draughtsman, art teacher and surveyor, was born in Dublin, Ireland and in 1849 he moved to New Zealand where he is considered the first ...
Holmes, Henry
Portraitist, scene-painter and art teacher, Holmes worked predominantly in Melbourne throughout the mid to late nineteenth century.
Hood, John, b.
Sketcher and traveller, in 1841-1842 he travelled through NSW sketching. On his return to England he published an account of his travels.
Hood, Robin Vaughan, b. 1802
Lithographer, printer, frame-maker and fine arts dealer, arrived at Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land (Tas) in 1833. No original artwork by Hood is known, but ...
Hooker, Joseph Dalton, b. 1817
Sketcher and botanist, he was naturalist and assistant surgeon on tan expedition to the Antarctic, 1839-1843. He visited Van Diemen's Land twice and sketched, landscapes, ...
Horne, Richard Henry, b. 1802
Sketcher and author, born in England, he wrote for Charles Dickens's "Household Words" before arriving in Melbourne in 1852. In Australia he wrote and exhibited ...
Houten, Henry Leonardus Van Den, b. 1801
Henricus (Henry) Leonardus van den Houten was a painter and art teacher. In 1853 he migrated with his family to Victoria. Van den Houten was ...
Hudspeth, Elizabeth, b. 1820
Known as a sketcher, she was born in England but lived in Tasmania sketching the scenery during the 1830-1850s. Upon her return to England she ...