About Robert Hawker Dowling
Lived 1827 – 1886 (aged 59). Robert Hawker Dowling was a British painter.
Robert Hawker Dowling (1827 – 8 July 1886) was an Australian colonial artist.
Biography 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.
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Who was Robert Hawker Dowling?
Australian artist (1827-1886)
When was Robert Hawker Dowling born?
Robert Hawker Dowling was born on 4 July 1827 in Colchester.
When did Robert Hawker Dowling die?
Robert Hawker Dowling died on 8 July 1886 in London.
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Robert Hawker Dowling was a painter.
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Robert Hawker Dowling was British.
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