Robert Lowes Dibdin

  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
The "gentleman artist", Dibdin is considered Rockhampton's first resident painter, also an actor, an estate agent, and a gold buyer. Dibdin was the founding secretary of the Rockhampton Separation Committee, and remained a strong advocate for the creation of a new North Queensland colony.
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associate of
Marcellin Louis Martin
1837
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
child of
Thomas Coleman Dibdin
Other occupation
associate of
A. J. Cumming
Other occupation
associate of
Louisa Clifton
1843
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Painter)
associate of
James Coutts Crawford
1843
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Anne Dadswell
1843
Artist (Painter)
parent of
T R Dibdin
1843
Artist (Painter), Artist (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect)
spouse of
Georgiana Lowe
1843
Artist (Draughtsman)

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