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Duterrau, Benjamin, b. 1767
Duterrau arrived in Australia when he was 65. Already an established artist, he produced many Australian 'firsts' including 'The Conciliation' - the first history painting ...
Apperly, Henry, b. 1824
Henry Apperly was a sculptor and carver. He may have come to Australia in search of gold, but as of 1854 he hadn't yet found ...
Hutchinson, John, b. 1811
Involved with the invention of the spirometer Hutchinson researched respiratory diseases among the miners and in 1855 exhibited a daguerreotype and a collection of Aboriginal ...
Hogarth, Julius, b. 1820
Professional jeweller, smith, sculptor, engraver and diesinker of Danish origin. Resided and worked in Sydney and later Melbourne, is distinguished for his incorporation of Australian ...
Kelly, Elizabeth A.
Elizabeth Kelly was cameo carver and wax modeller. In the 1860s she left Melbourne for London where she achieved success, with Queen Victoria and the ...
Lefevre, Emile, b. 1836
Painter and sculptor, was convicted of larceny at Middlesex, England, in 1857 and transported to Western Australia in the Sultana, arriving on 19 August 1859. ...
Becker, Ludwig, b. 1808
An undervalued member of the fateful Burke and Wills expedition, Ludwig Becker was an accomplished artist and naturalist whose contribution to the expedition has belatedly ...
Claxton, Marshall, b. 1813
Painter, modeller and amateur photographer born in England. Resident of NSW and Victoria he was a prolific painter and 'national benefit'. He is represented in ...
Meryon, Charles, b. 1821
Draughtsman, etcher, sculptor and naval officer, made three brief visits to Australia between 1842 and 1846, although his subsequent career in France is far better ...
Forsyth,
A wax modeller who specialised in modelling flowers and who exhibited at the 1853 Victoria Fine Arts Society exhibition.
Morison, A.
painter, wax modeller and clergyman, Melbourne
Peck, George Henry, b. 1810
George Henry Peck was a painter, carver, art dealer, art entrepreneur and musician. He arrived at Hobart Town in June 1833 and in July had ...
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 ...
Schramm, Alexander, b. 1814
Painter, lithographer and sculptor. In 1849 Schramm migrated to South Australia.
Scurry, James, b. 1826
Sketcher, sculptor and carver, James Scurry was a founding member of the Victorian Society of Fine Arts in 1856.
Smith, Bernhard, b. 1820
19th century painter, sculptor and civil servant, whose pre-Raphaelite type medallion portraits of several associates and family members were exhibited at the Royal Academy, London. ...
Chauncy, Philip Lamothe Snell, b. 1816
Sketcher, amateur photographer, modeller and surveyor throughout Victoria. Wherever he lived he became acquainted with the Aboriginal people and learned their languages.
Mitchell, James Sutherland
Tasmanian sketcher, carver and merchant, produced gigantic picture frames, reproducing birds, fruits and flowers, and modest watercolours.
Edgar, Thomas
A sculptor and modeller who worked in his youth on the Houses of Parliament, London and on Millais' frescoes, Edgar moved to Grafton in 1855 ...
Macdona, Thomas J.
Colonial publican who drew his cricket club while waiting for his pub to be licensed. His drawing style has been criticised as too English, although ...