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Mason, George, b. 1827
English colonial male wood engraver and painter who taught music and set up Brisbane's first theatre. Apart from being bankrupted twice, he advertised as an ...
Centenary of Brisbane painting from savages to skyscrapers 1828-1928 in Seven Wonders exhibition,

by Bustard, William.

Lloyd, Henry Grant, b. 1830
A prolific watercolourist painter and sketcher, Lloyd is known as 'Australia's peripatetic artist'. He travelled indefatigably throughout his long life, recording many landscapes in Australia, ...
Fern, Matthew, b. 1831
Matthew Fern was a woodcarver of exceptional skills who flourished in Queensland during the second half of the nineteenth century. It is difficult to extract ...
Kosvitz, Augustus John, b. 1831
Queensland-based watchmaker, jeweller and metalsmith who produced presentation pieces and jewellery in gold and silver. A former employee of Hogarth, Erichsen & Co., Kosvitz introduced ...
Taylor, Norman, b. 1834
With the death of his father acting as a catalyst, Norman Taylor (1834/1894) left England with his mother to arrive in Melbourne at the age ...
Hodgkinson, William Oswald, b. 1835
Sketcher, explorer, journalist, miner and politician. Hodgkinson had a varied career encompassing sailing, gold prospecting, participation in the Burke and Wills relief expedition and exploration ...
Scott, Eugene Montagu, b. 1835
An incredibly diverse artist who demonstrated skills in a wide array of materials and styles. After arriving in Victoria from New Zealand, Scott flirted with ...
Broinowski, Gracius Joseph, b. 1837
Peripatetic artist who produced copious landscape images and sold them off inventively (through art unions). Finally settling down in Sydney, he taught in various private ...
Alder, Anthony, b. 1838
Anthony Alder was a Brisbane-based taxidermist who is also known for his paintings of Australian fauna, particularly ornithological subjects.
Clarke, Joseph Augustine, b. 1840
Illustrator, painter, etcher, art teacher and decorator born in England. Resident of Brisbane Clarke was the first etcher in Queensland.
Boyd, William Alexander Jenyns, b. 1842
A.J. Boyd was involved in the teaching profession for a good part of his life. In 1882 his book "Old Colonials" was published and which ...
Mathewson, Thomas, b. 1842
Scottish colonial male orphan who set up a photography business after being taught by an Ipswich reverend. By the time he died, his horse driven ...
Sheppard, Catherine Elizabeth, b. 1842
Catherine Elizabeth (Kate) Sheppard was mainly known as a portrait painter, although she also painted altar pieces. In 1869 she gained public recognition for her ...
Streeter, Kate, b. 1842
Painter and teacher, was born in Cork, Ireland and came to Victoria with her parents. The myth of Sheppard as a prodigy persisted throughout her ...
Rielly, Henry, b. 1845
Henry Rielly established his career and reputation in Victoria but his work took on an added signficiance when he came to live in regional Queensland ...
Wilson, William George, b. 1849
Painter, exhibited with the Queensland Art Society from 1892 to 1913.
Neville-Rolfe, Harriet Jane, b. 1850
A painter and sketcher. During her time spent living in central west Queensland, she sketched and painted the bush.
Bevan, Edward, b. 1854
Arriving from England in the 1870s, Edward Bevan moved to Townsville and established himself as a surveyor and later as a newspaper editor. He was ...
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Campbell, John, b. 1855
Scenic painter and decorator who worked in Western Australia, Queensland, New South Wales and Tasmania. Campbell also painted views of places and buildings around Perth.