Robert DOWLING Great Britain 1827–86 arrived in Australia 1834 worked in Great Britain 1857–84 Tasmanian Aborigines (1856–57) oil on canvas (63.6 x 118.6 cm) Purchased, 1949 2102-4
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Robert Dowling painted in Tasmania and Victoria for seven years before returning to Great Britain in 1857. When he revisited Melbourne in 1884 for two years he had a well-established reputation and produced significant portrait commissions.