Harriet Halhed b. 20 July 1850

  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
Australian-born painter in the Edwardian style; trained in UK and France. Associated with Chelsea bohemian set and Arts and Craft Movement.
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Name
Harriet Halhed
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
20 July 1850
Birth place
Tower Hill, VIC
Birth note
Many sources state 1851. This is incorrect and evidently based on estimates from the UK census.
Death date
5 February 1933
Death place
Hampstead, London, UK
Active Period
  • c.1870 - c.1933
Residence
  • 1930-1939 Hampstead, London, UK
  • 1911 5 Trebovir Rd., Earls Court, London, UK
  • c.1897 - c.1907 Carlyle Studios, 239 Kings Rd., Chelsea, London, UK
  • 1892 - 1896 Sevenoaks, Kent, UK
  • 1880-1889 Paris, France
  • 1857 - 1870-1879 Harbledown, Canterbury, Kent, UK
  • 1850 - 1856 Tower Hill, VIC
Training
  • 1880-1889 Louis Henri Deschamps (1846-1902) Paris, France
  • 1870-1879 Royal College of Art, South Kensington, London, UK
  • 1882 Art school opened by Thomas Sidney Cooper (1803-1902) at Canterbury, UK
Languages
  • English

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  • Halhed, William Duodecimus (child of)
  • McVittie, Mary (child of)
  • Halhed, Mary (sibling of)
  • Halhed, Champion (sibling of)
  • Halhed, Ellen Lenthal (sibling of)
  • Halhed, Francis (relative of)
Related stub person groups
  • Women's International Art Club (UK branch) (associate of)
Related works
  • The Little Girl at the Door (creator of)
  • Portrait of Francis Halhed (creator of)
  • The Hem of His Garment (creator of)
  • The New Hat (creator of)
  • The Tangle (creator of)
  • Portrait of a Boy Dressed for the Weather (creator of)
  • Mrs. Harrod (Frances Forbes-Robertson) (creator of)
  • The Late M. Louis Deschamps (creator of)
  • Mrs. Deric Hardy (portrait) (creator of)
  • The Lady in Red (portrait of Janet Ashbee) (creator of)
  • To My Ladye (creator of)
  • Climbing the Stairs (creator of)
  • Springtime (creator of)
  • Portrait of a Girl (creator of)
  • Sunday Best (creator of)
  • Portrait of a Young Woman with Blossoms (creator of)
Related collections
  • Various private collections (collected in)
  • The Beaney Institute, Canterbury, UK (collected in)
Related events
  • Paintings & Drawings by Ethel Martin, Beatrix Martin, E D Fridlander,Ann Maitland, Harriet Halhed (exhibited at)
  • 33rd Annual Exhibition of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts (exhibited at)
  • Exhibition of Australasian Artists (exhibited at)
  • [Women's International Art Club]? (exhibited at)
  • RAA Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Royal Birmingham Society of Artists - Autumn Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • RAA Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Women's International Art Club Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • [DWE]? (exhibited at)