Samuel Prout Hill b. c.1820

  • Artist (Painter)
Painter, lecturer, poet and public servant, in the 1840s Hill was very active in the Sydney arts and culture scene. In 1848 he moved to Tasmania where he later turned to politics.
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Name
Samuel Prout Hill
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Lecturer
  • Public servant
  • Poet
Birth date
c.1820
Death date
23 October 1861
Active Period
  • 1848 - 1857
  • c.1853
  • 1841 - 1848
  • 1843 - 1847
  • 1845 - 1848
Residence
  • 1848 - 1871 Hobart Town, Tas.
  • 1841 - 1848 Sydney, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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Related stub people
  • Hill, James (child of)
  • Hill, Eliza (child of)
  • Odell, Louisa (spouse of)
Related stub person groups
  • Commercial Reading Rooms and Library, Sydney, NSW (associate of)
  • Sydney Debating Society, Sydney, NSW (associate of)
  • Sydney Mechanics School of Arts, Sydney, NSW (associate of)
Related people
  • Prout, John Skinner (relative of)
  • Hull, Hugh Munro (associate of)
Related works
  • The First T.S.N. Co.'s Steam Boat Running for Hobart (creator of)
  • Adelaide Flat, Forrest Creek [Vic.] (creator of)
  • First Gun Boat...in Sydney Harbour off Pinchgut (creator of)
  • View of Government House Gardens from the Gardener's Cottage (creator of)
  • A Dock Scene (creator of)
  • A Frigate in Anchor in Plymouth Sound (creator of)
Related collections
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, Tas. (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)