H. Walter Barnett b. 25 January 1862

  • Artist (Photographer)
A professional photographer working in Australia and Europe in the late nineteenth, early twentieth century, Barnett was arguably Australia's first world-class portrait photographer. His sitters included Mark Twain, Sarah Bernhardt and many artistic Australians - Tom Roberts, Arthur Streeton and Phil May among them.
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associate of
Tom Roberts
1856
Artist (Photographer), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Sculptor), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Denis Downey
1842
Artist (Photographer)
associate of
Charles Conder
1868
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Painter), Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
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Arthur Streeton
1867
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
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Philip William May
1864
Artist (Sculptor), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
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James Quinn
1869
Artist (Painter)
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Sir John Longstaff
1861
Artist (Painter)
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David Davies
1864
Artist (Painter)
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Mr John (Jack) Cyril Cato
1889
Artist (Photographer)
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A. H. Fullwood
1863
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
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Henry Parkes
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Harold Riise
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I. W. Taber
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Joseph W. Gehrig
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Falk
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Mrs Brown Potter
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Sarah Bernhardt
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Nellie Stewart
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Robert Louis Stevenson
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Mark Twain
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John Edwards
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J. Brooks Thornley
Artist (Photographer)
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Ethel Arnold
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Matthew Arnold
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Mrs Humphrey Ward
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References [<ExternalResource: Ennis, Helen (2000), 'Mirror with a memory', National Portrait Gallery catalogue, Canberra, ACT.>, <ExternalResource: Neill, Robert (2000), 'Legends: The art of Walter Barnett', National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, ACT.>, <ExternalResource: (2000), '"Better portraits than those of any painter" : Walter Barnett and his circle', World of Art and Antiques, 60th edition, Dec 2000 - Jun 2001, pp. 40-45.>]