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Crombie, John Nichol, b. 1832
Professional photographer from Scotland. Resident of Melbourne (Victoria), Auckland (New Zealand) and London (England).
Crossland, John Michael, b. 1800
Portrait painter, born in England. A resident of Adelaide, he was the most accomplished portrait painter in South Australia of the period.
Cruikshank, George, b. 1792
19th century English cartoonist who drew several cartoons with colonial Australian themes.
Crux, Arthur
Sketcher, drawing teacher, architect and builder. A lecture Crux delivered on the subject of drawing at the Parramatta School of Arts in October 1858 was ...
Culley, John Ralph, b. 1831
Painter, carver, gilder and frame-maker born in Wiltshire, England. Resident of Adelaide, South Australia he was particularly fond of architectural subjects.
Cumberland, Charles Burrell, b. 1828
Watercolourist and sketcher born in London, England, UK. Resident of Tasmania.
Cumming, Janet, b. 1832
Sketcher born in Glasgow, Scotland but later a resident of Adelaide. Scott's drawings were praised for their 'fanciful design and spirited execution'.
Cunningham, Andrew, b. 1831
Painter, professional photographer and decorator, born in Scotland. Resident of Armidale, NSW, he was Armidale's first resident photographer.
Currie, Jane Eliza, b. 1794
Miniature and watercolour painter, born in England, UK. Resident of Western Australia she painted some of earliest known views taken in the area.
Curtis, Alfred Perkins, b. 1830
Professional photographer and schoolmaster. Resident of Perth, Western Australia he kept up with technological innovations.
Curtis, William
Natural history artist and teacher, accompanied the New South Wales colonial geologist, Samuel Stutchbury on a geological and mineralogical survey of the colony.
Cuzens, Benjamin, b. 1801
Painter and clergyman, born in Hampshire, England. Resident of Geelong, Victoria.
Dalton, Edwin
A prominent society photographer, teacher to Queen Victoria and inventor of the 'Biotype'. His talent for portraiture was such 'you could almost speak to' his ...
Dana, James Dwight, b. 1813
An eminent US scholar, considered to be "a towering figure in the history of geology". Dana's contribution to Australian geology was his description and mapping ...
Daplyn, Alfred James, b. 1844
Daplyn was an English born painter, art teacher, journalist, and arts administrator. Although his work is little known today, he was an important early advocate ...
Davies, Henry Easom, b. 1831
Considered by contemporary critics to be a 'poet-painter' of colonial subjects. His Turner-esque technique nevertheless came to be considered overly stylised which may explain why, ...
Davis, W.
Painter, professional photographer and house painter. Exhibited work in Sydney in 1847 and in London in 1862. May also have been J. Davies.
Davis, Thomas, b. 1829
Thomas Davis was born in 1829. He was a cabinetmaker who worked at Perth and Fremantle.
Davitt, Ellen, b. 1812
Painter, teacher and novelist who ruffled a few feathers with her overbearing personality. She taught drawing at various schools but her own art was not ...
Deering, Henry
Henry Deering was a scenic artist and theatrical producer. In 1851 he was credited with painting the moving diorama introduced into the pantomime he produced ...