Charles Rodius b. 1802

Also known as Charles Rhodius, Charles Rodins
  • Artist (Performance Artist),
  • Architect (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
Charles (Rhodius) Rodius was a portraitist, illustrator, draughtsman, lithographer and singer. He was sentenced to seven years transportation for stealing a reticule containing a handkerchief, a smelling bottle, an opera-glass, and two opera tickets from Lady Laura Meyrick as she was leaving the Royal Opera House in London.
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creator of
William Foster: A Barrister at Law
 
creator of
Henry Parkes
 
creator of
George Robert Nichols
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creator of
Monsieur Gautrot
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creator of
Doctor Leichhardt
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creator of
Sketch from Mitchell's Pass - View of Emu Plains
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creator of
Church at Cologne
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creator of
Goosberry, One-Eyed Poll, Wife of King Bongarry
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creator of
Second Series of Aboriginal portraits
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creator of
Headstone
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Rodius carved his wife’s headstone.

 
creator of
Biddy Salmander, Broken-Bay tribe; Bulkabra, chief of Botany, N.S. Wales; Gooseberry, Queen of Bungaree
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Medium
Works on paper
Tags
Aboriginal Australians, New South Wales, Portraits, Lithography, Drawn on stone
URL
http://cat.lib.unimelb.edu.au/record=b1748760

Sydney (15 Phillip St.): Printed by I.G.Austin, lithograph; 17.7 × 12 cm.

 
creator of
King Bungaree, chief of the Broken Bay tribe, N.S. Wales, died 1832
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Works on paper
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Aboriginal Australians, New South Wales, Portraits, Lithography, Drawn on stone
URL
http://cat.lib.unimelb.edu.au/record=b1748761

Sydney (15 Phillip St.): Printed by I.G.Austin, lithograph; sheet 30 × 23.7 cm.

 
creator of
Morirang, Shoalhaven tribe, N.S. Wales
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Medium
Works on paper
Tags
Morirang, Aboriginal Australians, New South Wales, Portraits, Lithography, Drawn on stone
URL
http://cat.lib.unimelb.edu.au/record=b1748759

Sydney (15 Phillip St.): Printed by I.G. Austin, lithograph; 17.7 × 12 cm.

 
creator of
Nuddy Noora, Shoalhaven
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Medium
Works on paper
Tags
Aboriginal Australians, New South Wales, Portraits, Lithography
URL
http://cat.lib.unimelb.edu.au/record=b1810047

Sydney (15 Phillip St.): Printed by I.G.Austin, lithograph; 18.7 × 15 cm. on sheet 29 × 21 cm.

 
creator of
Nunberri, chief of the Nunnerahs N.S. Wales
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Medium
Works on paper
Tags
Australian Aboriginals, New South Wales, Portraits, Lithography
URL
http://cat.lib.unimelb.edu.au/record=b1748758

Sydney (15 Phillip St.): Printed by I.G.Austin, lithograph; 17.7 × 12 cm.

 
creator of
Tooban, ginn or wife of the chief of Shoalhaven tribe
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Medium
Works on paper
Tags
Australian Aboriginals, New South Wales, Portraits, Lithography
URL
http://cat.lib.unimelb.edu.au/record=b1748757

Sydney (15 Phillip St.): Printed by I.G. Austin, lithograph; 17 × 17 cm.

 
creator of
Port Jackson
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creator of
Uncle's Intended: Scene in the Streets of Sydney (a.k.a. Native Blacks, New S. Wales)
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creator of
Series of portraits of Aboriginal 'chiefs' and their wives
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Other occupations
  • architect
  • Art teacher
  • singer
  • lithographer
  • draughtsman
  • illustrator
  • portraitist
  • architect
  • Art teacher
  • singer
  • lithographer
  • draughtsman
  • illustrator
  • portraitist
Alternative names
  • Charles Rhodius
  • Charles Rodins
  • Charles Rhodius
  • Charles Rodins
Arrivals
  • 1829 (Arrived in Sydney on board the 'Sarah'.)
  • December 1829 (Arrived in Sydney on board the 'Sarah'.)
Related people
  • Janssen, Jacob (associate of)
  • Goyder, George (associate of)
  • Earle, Augustus (associate of)
  • Smith, (associate of)
  • Laidley, James (associate of)
  • Lhotsky, John (associate of)
  • Govett, William Romaine (associate of)
  • Forbes, Chief Justice (associate of)
  • Manning, John (associate of)
  • Tulloch, (associate of)
  • Rodius, Harriet (spouse of)
  • Janssen, Jacob (associate of)
  • Goyder, George (associate of)
  • Earle, Augustus (associate of)
  • Smith, (associate of)
  • Laidley, James (associate of)
  • Lhotsky, John (associate of)
  • Govett, William Romaine (associate of)
  • Forbes, Chief Justice (associate of)
  • Manning, John (associate of)
  • Tulloch, (associate of)
  • Rodius, Harriet (spouse of)
Related person groups
  • Ackermann & Co. of the Strand, London, UK. (associate of)
  • Sydney Mechanics School of Arts, Sydney, NSW. (associate of)
  • Ackermann & Co. of the Strand, London, UK. (associate of)
  • Sydney Mechanics School of Arts, Sydney, NSW. (associate of)
Related works
  • William Foster: A Barrister at Law (creator of)
  • Henry Parkes (creator of)
  • George Robert Nichols (creator of)
  • Monsieur Gautrot (creator of)
  • Doctor Leichhardt (creator of)
  • Sketch from Mitchell's Pass - View of Emu Plains (creator of)
  • Church at Cologne (creator of)
  • Goosberry, One-Eyed Poll, Wife of King Bongarry (creator of)
  • Second Series of Aboriginal portraits (creator of)
  • Headstone (creator of)
  • Biddy Salmander, Broken-Bay tribe; Bulkabra, chief of Botany, N.S. Wales; Gooseberry, Queen of Bungaree (creator of)
  • King Bungaree, chief of the Broken Bay tribe, N.S. Wales, died 1832 (creator of)
  • Morirang, Shoalhaven tribe, N.S. Wales (creator of)
  • Nuddy Noora, Shoalhaven (creator of)
  • Nunberri, chief of the Nunnerahs N.S. Wales (creator of)
  • Tooban, ginn or wife of the chief of Shoalhaven tribe (creator of)
  • Port Jackson (creator of)
  • Uncle's Intended: Scene in the Streets of Sydney (a.k.a. Native Blacks, New S. Wales) (creator of)
  • Series of portraits of Aboriginal 'chiefs' and their wives (creator of)
  • William Foster: A Barrister at Law (creator of)
  • Henry Parkes (creator of)
  • George Robert Nichols (creator of)
  • Monsieur Gautrot (creator of)
  • Doctor Leichhardt (creator of)
  • Sketch from Mitchell's Pass - View of Emu Plains (creator of)
  • Church at Cologne (creator of)
  • Goosberry, One-Eyed Poll, Wife of King Bongarry (creator of)
  • Second Series of Aboriginal portraits (creator of)
  • Headstone (creator of)
  • Port Jackson (creator of)
  • Uncle's Intended: Scene in the Streets of Sydney (a.k.a. Native Blacks, New S. Wales) (creator of)
  • Series of portraits of Aboriginal 'chiefs' and their wives (creator of)
Related collections
  • British Museum, London, UK. (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Dixson Galleries, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • British Museum, London, UK. (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Dixson Galleries, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Soloist in a performance of the Messiah in St Mary's Catholic Cathedral. (received)
  • Concert held at the Royal Hotel (received)
  • Certificate of freedom (received)
  • Received a ticket of exemption from government service (received)
  • Ticket of leave (received)
  • Soloist in a performance of the Messiah in St Mary's Catholic Cathedral. (received)
  • Concert held at the Royal Hotel (received)
  • Certificate of freedom (received)
  • Received a ticket of exemption from government service (received)
  • Ticket of leave (received)
Related events
  • Fine Art Exhibition (None)
  • Second Exhibition of the Society for the Promotion of the Fine Arts in Australia (None)
  • First Exhibition of the Society for the Promotion of the Fine Arts in Australia (None)
  • Fine Art Exhibition (None)
  • Second Exhibition of the Society for the Promotion of the Fine Arts in Australia (None)
  • First Exhibition of the Society for the Promotion of the Fine Arts in Australia (None)
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