Austrian Northern Renaissance Painter, ca.1430-1498  Related Paintings of PACHER, Michael :. | St Lawrence Distributing the Alms ag | The Engagement of Virgin zg | Christ in Limbo | The Virgin and Child Enthroned with Angels and Saints | St Augustine and St Gregory (mk08) |
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Robert Dowling
Australian Painter, 1827-1886 was an Australian colonial artist. Dowling was born in England the youngest son of Rev. Henry Dowling and his wife Elizabeth, nee Darke. He was brought to Launceston, Tasmania with his parents in 1839 in the Janet. He received lessons from Thomas Bock and Frederick Strange, and in 1850 advertised as a portrait painter. In 1856 Dowling left for London partly with the help of friends in Launceston. He exhibited 16 pictures at the Royal Academy between 1859 and 1882 and others at the British Institute. Returning to Launceston he afterwards came to Melbourne and painted portraits of Sir Henry Loch, Dr James Moorhouse, Francis Ormond, and others. He went to London again in 1886 but died shortly after his arrival. Dowling was a conscientious painter of figure subjects, often scriptural or eastern.
J.L.Clark
British 19th c