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Boake, Barcroft Capel, b. 1838
Barcroft Capel Boake was one of the most well-known and successful professional photographers of the second half of the 19th century but beset by economic ...
Clint, Alfred, b. 1843
A Colonial-era cartoonist, illustrator and scene-painter, Alfred Clint contributed works to the Ballarat and Sydney editions of Punch among others. Equally well-known for his work ...
Cunningham, Andrew, b. 1831
Painter, professional photographer and decorator, born in Scotland. Resident of Armidale, NSW, he was Armidale's first resident photographer.
Docker, Ernest Brougham, b. 1839
Photographer, lawyer and Supreme Court Judge, Docker's articles on photography were published widely. He also developed an original method of dry-plate photography and of mounting ...
Brees, Harold, b. 1838
Harold Brees shared his father's interest in the Antipodes and he worked as a painter and architect of some interest.
Daplyn, Alfred James, b. 1844
Daplyn was an English born painter, art teacher, journalist, and arts administrator. Although his work is little known today, he was an important early advocate ...
Henderson, John Black, b. 1827
Late colonial-era painter, sketcher, comic illustrator, amateur photographer and surveyor. A founding member of the Victorian Academy of Arts in 1870, Henderson showed six landscapes ...
Jefferson, Joseph, b. 1829
Joseph Jefferson was a landscape and scene-painter and an actor. He was born in 1829 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Jefferson made his stage debut when he ...
Kemp, Ellen
Sketcher and writer she lived for many years on the Macleay river in Northern NSW. Her work documents her life in this region.
Brown, Joseph Lyne
Renowned for his caustic wit later in life as an alderman on Cairns City Council, as a photographer Brown is best known for popularising the ...
Mann, John Frederick, b. 1819
Colonial era NSW sketcher, amateur photographer and surveyor. In 1846 Mann was second-in-command on Ludwig Leichhardt's second exploring expedition.
Macarthur, Emmeline Maria, b. 1828
Colonial female painter and drawer of the famous Macarthur family who documented her life in pictures that are now missing. Fortunately she refers to these ...
Campbell, Marrianne Collinson, b. 1827
Painter, decorative artist and amateur architect in Duntroon, Canberra. Painted meticulously executed botanical paintings and was known for her medical dispensary.
Mason, Edward, b. 1845
English colonial wood engraver and painter who worked with his brother Frederick on numerous illustrations for a range of Sydney newspapers. He had many jobs ...
Rushby, Charlotte, b. 1833
Charlotte Rushby was about nineteen when she made the model cottage, now in the Powerhouse Museum. She also made a model of an Aboriginal camp ...
Russell, Robert, b. 1808
Despite Russell's extensive work as a sketcher, amateur photographer, etcher, lithographer, carver, architect and surveyor, he is still better known for his work ethic and ...
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 ...
Selwyn, Rose Elizabeth, b.
Selwyn was a daughter, sister and wife to Reverends, her watercolours were for friends and family not public exhibition. Her mother-in-law was not appreciative of ...
Smedley, John, b. 1841
Late 19th century Sydney born painter and architect whose work was influenced greatly by East Asian modes of painting and drawing. He travelled and lived ...
Steffanoni, Sarah Ann, b. 1844
Sarah Ann Steffanoni was a gold bullion embroiderer, born in Warwick, England, who moved with her family, along with the Fairfax family to Sydney, Australia ...