Charles Blanchard

  • Artist (Painter)
Charles Blanchard painted scenes of Melbourne and Hobart Town in the late 1870s/early 1880s. His 'Bourke Street, Melbourne' painting has drawn comparisons to Tom Roberts' 'Bourke Street' which was executed from of a similar vantage point.

Citations

  • Carter, Jennifer M.T. (2000), 'Eyes to the Future: Sketches of Australia and her Neighbours in the 1870s’, National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT, pp.20 & 109, ALSO: Cover illustration (detail).

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