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
Other occupation
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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Alternative names
  • Robert Dowling
  • Robert Dowling
Arrivals
  • 1834
  • 1834
Related people
  • Strange, Frederick (associate of)
  • Bock, Alfred (associate of)
  • Bock, Thomas (associate of)
  • West, John (associate of)
  • Button, Henry (associate of)
  • Woolley, Charles Alfred (associate of)
  • Connolly, (associate of)
  • Glover, John (associate of)
  • Dowling, Henry (sibling of)
  • Carr Clark, George (associate of)
  • Medland, J. G. (associate of)
  • Dowling, Henry (child of)
  • Dowling, Elizabeth (child of)
  • Dowling, Thomas (sibling of)
  • Dowling, Arabella (spouse of)
  • Dowling, Marion Beckford (parent of)
  • Grants, Alice (associate of)
  • Strange, Frederick (associate of)
  • Bock, Alfred (associate of)
  • Bock, Thomas (associate of)
  • West, John (associate of)
  • Button, Henry (associate of)
  • Woolley, Charles Alfred (associate of)
  • Connolly, (associate of)
  • Glover, John (associate of)
  • Dowling, Henry (sibling of)
  • Carr Clark, George (associate of)
  • Medland, J. G. (associate of)
  • Dowling, Henry (child of)
  • Dowling, Elizabeth (child of)
  • Dowling, Thomas (sibling of)
  • Dowling, Arabella (spouse of)
  • Dowling, Marion Beckford (parent of)
  • Grants, Alice (associate of)
Related person groups
  • Victorian Academy of Arts (associate of)
  • Royal Academy (associate of)
  • Royal Society of British Artists (associate of)
  • Victorian Academy of Arts (associate of)
  • Royal Academy (associate of)
  • Royal Society of British Artists (associate of)
Related works
  • Rev. John West (creator of)
  • George William Evans (creator of)
  • The Consultation (creator of)
  • Sir Redmond Barry (creator of)
  • Sir Henry Loch, Governor of Victoria (creator of)
  • James Smith (creator of)
  • Portrait of Mary Drysdale (creator of)
  • A Sheikh and His Son Entering Cairo, on Their Return from a Pilgrimage to Mecca (creator of)
  • Aborigines in a Bark Hut (creator of)
  • Miriam (creator of)
  • The Baptism of Christ (creator of)
  • Grandfather's Visit (creator of)
  • The Presentation in the Temple (creator of)
  • Raising of Lazarus (creator of)
  • To the Opera (creator of)
  • Early Effort - Art in Australia (creator of)
  • Group of Natives of Tasmania (creator of)
  • Henry Dowling Junior (creator of)
  • Self-portrait (creator of)
  • Mrs. Adolphus Sceales with Black Jimmie on Merrang Station (creator of)
  • A Native Group (creator of)
  • Masters George, William and Miss Harriet Ware with an Aboriginal Servant (creator of)
  • A Group of Natives of Spring Creek (creator of)
  • Minjah in the Old Time (creator of)
  • Mrs Charles Kernot (creator of)
  • Mr Charles Kernot (creator of)
  • Right Rev. Charles Perry (creator of)
  • Maria Dowling (creator of)
  • Rev. Henry Dowling (creator of)
  • Mrs Hannah Dowling (creator of)
  • Henry Fleming (creator of)
  • Captain Frederick Edmund Chalmers (creator of)
  • Rev. Henry Dowling (creator of)
  • Mrs Charles Buckland (creator of)
  • Mr Charles Buckland (creator of)
  • Elizabeth Fleming (creator of)
  • Mr William Field (creator of)
  • Mrs William Field (creator of)
  • Rev. John West (creator of)
  • George William Evans (creator of)
  • The Consultation (creator of)
  • Sir Redmond Barry (creator of)
  • Sir Henry Loch, Governor of Victoria (creator of)
  • James Smith (creator of)
  • Portrait of Mary Drysdale (creator of)
  • A Sheikh and His Son Entering Cairo, on Their Return from a Pilgrimage to Mecca (creator of)
  • Aborigines in a Bark Hut (creator of)
  • Miriam (creator of)
  • The Baptism of Christ (creator of)
  • Grandfather's Visit (creator of)
  • The Presentation in the Temple (creator of)
  • Raising of Lazarus (creator of)
  • To the Opera (creator of)
  • Early Effort - Art in Australia (creator of)
  • Group of Natives of Tasmania (creator of)
  • Henry Dowling Junior (creator of)
  • Self-portrait (creator of)
  • Mrs. Adolphus Sceales with Black Jimmie on Merrang Station (creator of)
  • A Native Group (creator of)
  • Masters George, William and Miss Harriet Ware with an Aboriginal Servant (creator of)
  • A Group of Natives of Spring Creek (creator of)
  • Minjah in the Old Time (creator of)
  • Mrs Charles Kernot (creator of)
  • Mr Charles Kernot (creator of)
  • Right Rev. Charles Perry (creator of)
  • Maria Dowling (creator of)
  • Rev. Henry Dowling (creator of)
  • Mrs Hannah Dowling (creator of)
  • Henry Fleming (creator of)
  • Captain Frederick Edmund Chalmers (creator of)
  • Rev. Henry Dowling (creator of)
  • Mrs Charles Buckland (creator of)
  • Mr Charles Buckland (creator of)
  • Elizabeth Fleming (creator of)
  • Mr William Field (creator of)
  • Mrs William Field (creator of)
Related collections
  • Royal Anthropological Institute, London (collected in)
  • British Museum, London (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, South Australia (collected in)
  • Northern Region Library, State Library of Tasmania, Launceston (collected in)
  • Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston (collected in)
  • Van Diemen's Land Folk Museum, Battery Point, Hobart (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart (collected in)
  • Warrnambool Art Gallery (collected in)
  • City of Ballaarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, Victoria (collected in)
  • Joseph Brown Collection, Melbourne, Victoria (collected in)
  • Supreme Court Library, Melbourne, Victoria (collected in)
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney (collected in)
  • University of Queensland (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane (collected in)
  • Royal Anthropological Institute, London (collected in)
  • British Museum, London (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, South Australia (collected in)
  • Northern Region Library, State Library of Tasmania, Launceston (collected in)
  • Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston (collected in)
  • Van Diemen's Land Folk Museum, Battery Point, Hobart (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart (collected in)
  • Warrnambool Art Gallery (collected in)
  • City of Ballaarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, Victoria (collected in)
  • Joseph Brown Collection, Melbourne, Victoria (collected in)
  • Supreme Court Library, Melbourne, Victoria (collected in)
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney (collected in)
  • University of Queensland (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane (collected in)
Related events
  • Colonial and Indian Exhibition (None)
  • Exhibitio of oil paintings by Robert Dowling (exhibited at)
  • Victorians' Jubilee Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Launceston Mechanics Institute exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Geelong Mechanics Institute Exhibition (None)
  • Launceston Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Colonial and Indian Exhibition (None)
  • Exhibitio of oil paintings by Robert Dowling (exhibited at)
  • Victorians' Jubilee Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Launceston Mechanics Institute exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Geelong Mechanics Institute Exhibition (None)
  • Launceston Exhibition (exhibited at)
Field Changes
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Date modified April 10, 2011, 9:39 p.m. April 10, 2011, 9:39 p.m.