Henry Robinson Smith

  • Artist (Painter)
Colonial portrait and landscape painter, among the more prominent people he painted were Mr Scott, George Allen MLC and David Jones. Local scenery was also a regular subject of his works.
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Name
Henry Robinson Smith
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Active Period
  • 1847 - 1865
Arrival
  • c.1847
Residence
  • c.1847 - c.1864 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
  • Scott, George Allen (MLC) (associate of)
  • Hogg, Thomas (associate of)
  • Hogg, Martha (associate of)
  • Hogg, Samuel (associate of)
  • FitzRoy, Charles (Governor) (associate of)
  • Johnston, George (Lieutenant Colonel) (associate of)
  • Wilson, Richard (associate of)
  • Grocott, James (associate of)
Related stub person groups
  • Australian Artists' Society (associate of)
Related people
  • Moffitt, William (associate of)
  • Backler, Joseph (associate of)
  • Dennis, Joseph Tracton (associate of)
  • Jones, David Evans (associate of)
  • Claxton, Marshall (associate of)
  • Nicholas, William (associate of)
  • Lang, Gideon Scott (associate of)
Related works
  • (View of Woolloomooloo Bay, featuring 'The Pepperpot') (creator of)
  • (Self-portrait) (creator of)
  • Dogs at Tarmons, N.S.W (creator of)
  • (View of Woolloomooloo) (creator of)
  • A fine Illawarra scene (creator of)
  • (Gondola in a river) (creator of)
  • (wax medallion of Head of Christ) (creator of)
  • (Portrait of the Congregational missionary Rev. L.E. Threlkeld) (creator of)
  • Mount Abundance, Fitz Roy Downs, Maranoa District; with View of the Hut where Leichhardt and his Party were Last Seen (creator of)
  • Old Waterloo or the Double Bay Hermit with Views of Double Bay (creator of)
  • First Love (creator of)
  • Eugene Aram (creator of)
  • Crayon [Pastel] Portrait in Fancy Costume (creator of)
  • The Thimble Rig (creator of)
  • Portrait of a Lady (creator of)
  • The Baker (creator of)
  • Terriers Attacking a Hedgehog (creator of)
Related collections
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
Related events
  • Ross's Australian Gallery (exhibited at)
  • DBRef(u'xactivity', ObjectId('4da1a3c0b538b73d93018ff1')) (exhibited at)
  • First Exhibition of the Society for the Promotion of the Fine Arts in Australia (exhibited at)