Robert Hawker Dowling b. 4 July 1827

Also known as Robert Dowling
  • Artist (Painter)
With subjects ranging from Aboriginal to Bibical and orientalist scenes, Dowling was the first to establish the pattern of expatriate exploitation of home patronage, which became such a marked aspect of subsequent Australian art history.
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associate of
Frederick Strange
1807
Artist (Photographer), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Alfred Bock
1835
Artist (Photographer), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Thomas Bock
1790
Artist (Photographer), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
John West
Artist (Photographer)
associate of
Henry Button
1829
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Photographer), Artist (Draughtsman)
associate of
Charles Alfred Woolley
1834
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Photographer)
associate of
Miss Connolly
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associate of
John Glover
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sibling of
Henry Dowling
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associate of
George Carr Clark
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associate of
Rev. J. G. Medland
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child of
Rev. Henry Dowling
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child of
née Darke Elizabeth Dowling
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sibling of
Thomas Dowling
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spouse of
née Dean Arabella Dowling
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parent of
Marion Beckford Dowling
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associate of
Alice Grants
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associate of
William Paul Dowling
1827
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist, Artist (Photographer), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Thomas Duckett
1827
Artist (Sculptor), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Henry Albert Frith
1827
Artist (Photographer)
relative of
Florence Fuller
1827
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Florence Fuller
1827
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Sigi Gabrie
1827
Artist (Mixed Media Artist)
associate of
Elizabeth Lette
1827
Artist (Painter)
associate of
James Medland
1827
Artist (Painter)
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