Robert Hawker Dowling
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Australian artist (1827–1886)
Robert Hawker Dowling (1827 – 8 July 1886) was an Australian colonial artist.
Dowling was born in England the youngest son of Rev. Henry Dowling and his wife Elizabeth, née Darke. He was brought to Launceston, Tasmania with his parents in 1839 in the Janet.
On 2 May 2007, one of Dowling's paintings – Masters George, William and Miss Harriet Ware with the Aborigine Jamie Ware – was bought for A$823,500 by the National Gallery of Victoria.[1][2]
References
- Serle, Percival (1949). "Dowling, Robert". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus & Robertson. Retrieved 4 October 2008.
- Isabella J. Mead, 'Dowling, Robert Hawker (1827 - 1886)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 4, MUP, 1972, p. 98. Retrieved on 4 October 2008
Additional resources listed by the Australian Dictionary of Biography:
- H. Button, Flotsam and Jetsam (Launceston, 1909); 'no 364. "Early Effort: Art in Australia"', Art-Journal (London), 1860, p 169; Art-Journal (London), 1860, pp 351, 379; Examiner (Launceston), 5, 19 Mar 1851, 25 Aug, 20, 23 Oct 1860, 19 Feb 1863, 16 Feb, 20 1864, 15, 17 July 1886; Atlas (London), 25 Aug 1860; Cornwall Chronicle (Launceston), 20 Oct 1860, 29 June 1877; Daily Telegraph (Launceston), 23 Feb, 26 Mar 1885, Tasmanian (Launceston), 24 Apr 1886
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Robert Hawker Dowling.
- Robert Dowling at ARTcyclopedia
- Grandfather's visit 1865 - Ballarat Fine Art Gallery.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Artists | |
| People | |
| Other | |
