Hinsby Photo Album
Victorian Photograph Album Hinsby / Dowling FamilyComplied by the Hinsby family who were well known chemists in Hobart 1840-1890. Photos are listed in order that they appeared in the album. 15 x 12 x 5cm hardcover gild edged. 14 double sided window pages. Each photograph 10.5 x 6.5cm (card) |
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1 & 2- Henry Dowling Jr and his wife Eliza Tayspill taken by W. Paul Dowling, in Launceston, he was of no relation to them, in circa 1863-1865. There are two other photos of him but not this one, there is one other of his wife in a collection in Canada in her later years but not this one, these I believe were taken as a matching pair and are inscribed on the reverse as Henry Dowling and Mrs Henry Dowling in the handwriting of Lucy Hinsby nee Ware.
1 & 2- Henry Dowling Jr and his wife Eliza Tayspill taken by W. Paul Dowling, in Launceston, he was of no relation to them, in circa 1863-1865. There are two other photos of him but not this one, there is one other of his wife in a collection in Canada in her later years but not this one, these I believe were taken as a matching pair and are inscribed on the reverse as Henry Dowling and Mrs Henry Dowling in the handwriting of Lucy Hinsby nee Ware.
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3 & 4- Rev Henry Dowling and his wife Hanna Read Dowling nee Purbrick, these were taken by Charles A. Woolley in Hobart. The photo of R.H.D has a very rare back stamp of which there are only three examples known, it is thought that this is the first back stamp used by C.A.W and with reference to his great grandson Lewis Wooley who lives in Hobart we believe that this stamp was used before 1860. The photo of his wife has also a back stamp by C.A.W circa 1863. There is only one other photo of R.H.D but not this one and there are no photos of Hanna Read Dowling, but there is a portrait of her in The Art Gallery of South Australia by Robert Dowling circa 1855.
3 & 4- Rev Henry Dowling and his wife Hanna Read Dowling nee Purbrick, these were taken by Charles A. Woolley in Hobart. The photo of R.H.D has a very rare back stamp of which there are only three examples known, it is thought that this is the first back stamp used by C.A.W and with reference to his great grandson Lewis Wooley who lives in Hobart we believe that this stamp was used before 1860. The photo of his wife has also a back stamp by C.A.W circa 1863. There is only one other photo of R.H.D but not this one and there are no photos of Hanna Read Dowling, but there is a portrait of her in The Art Gallery of South Australia by Robert Dowling circa 1855.
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5 & 6- Sir Richard Dry and his wife Lady Clara Dry, these were taken as a pair by Charles A. Woolly circa 1863. There are only two photos of S.R.D one by C.A.W after 1866 and a later one with no known photography about two years after. I believe that neither of these photos exist in there original form but the first in 1866 was later published by the photographer Beattie circa 1890. Interestingly, the photo by C.A.W in 1866 which was later copied by Robert Dowling in his portrait of him in 1855 after S.R.Ds death in 1869 shows that his hairstyle had been modified maybe on the negative to give him a better forelock. There are no portraits of L.C.D but there is a drawing of her and him in the Queen Victoria Museum in Launceston painted by G.E Marrohm in Rome circa 1857 showing she is wearing the same piece of jewellery around her neck as in the photograph, Yvonne Adkins the Curator of Australian Art at the QVM states that the photo is of L.C.D but she has reservations about assigning attributions from photographs. These two photos are unique!
5 & 6- Sir Richard Dry and his wife Lady Clara Dry, these were taken as a pair by Charles A. Woolly circa 1863. There are only two photos of S.R.D one by C.A.W after 1866 and a later one with no known photography about two years after. I believe that neither of these photos exist in there original form but the first in 1866 was later published by the photographer Beattie circa 1890. Interestingly, the photo by C.A.W in 1866 which was later copied by Robert Dowling in his portrait of him in 1855 after S.R.Ds death in 1869 shows that his hairstyle had been modified maybe on the negative to give him a better forelock. There are no portraits of L.C.D but there is a drawing of her and him in the Queen Victoria Museum in Launceston painted by G.E Marrohm in Rome circa 1857 showing she is wearing the same piece of jewellery around her neck as in the photograph, Yvonne Adkins the Curator of Australian Art at the QVM states that the photo is of L.C.D but she has reservations about assigning attributions from photographs. These two photos are unique!
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7 & 8- Sir Henry Fox Young and his wife Lady Augusta Sophia Fox Young nee Marryat, taken by Camille Silvy 5 th April 1862 in London. This was three months after they left Tasmania where he was the first Governor General. The only other example of S.H.F.Y is in the National Portrait Gallery of London purchased by them in 1904. The photo of L.A.S.F.Y taken as a pair I think is unique but maybe the NPGL has a copy but I can’t find it. It is definitely her compared to the later cabinet photos in her life. David Owen, who is the official Secretary at Government House in Hobart, has no record of these photos in there considerable files and has never seen them before.
7 & 8- Sir Henry Fox Young and his wife Lady Augusta Sophia Fox Young nee Marryat, taken by Camille Silvy 5 th April 1862 in London. This was three months after they left Tasmania where he was the first Governor General. The only other example of S.H.F.Y is in the National Portrait Gallery of London purchased by them in 1904. The photo of L.A.S.F.Y taken as a pair I think is unique but maybe the NPGL has a copy but I can’t find it. It is definitely her compared to the later cabinet photos in her life. David Owen, who is the official Secretary at Government House in Hobart, has no record of these photos in there considerable files and has never seen them before.
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9- Lucy Hinsby nee Ware, was taken as a set of five photos by S. Spurling in Hobart on June 14 th 1870 the other four photos are owned by Dianne Carrington Smith, the great granddaughter of George Kilner Hinsby.
9- Lucy Hinsby nee Ware, was taken as a set of five photos by S. Spurling in Hobart on June 14 th 1870 the other four photos are owned by Dianne Carrington Smith, the great granddaughter of George Kilner Hinsby.
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10- Mrs James Walch and is written on the reverse ‘Mother of James, Charles and Garnet’ in the handwriting of Lucy Hinsby. The Walches and Hinsbys has business properties adjacent to one another in Hobart. John Walch who still runs a business in Hobart tells me that this is his great grandmother and her maiden name was Eliza Nash.
10- Mrs James Walch and is written on the reverse ‘Mother of James, Charles and Garnet’ in the handwriting of Lucy Hinsby. The Walches and Hinsbys has business properties adjacent to one another in Hobart. John Walch who still runs a business in Hobart tells me that this is his great grandmother and her maiden name was Eliza Nash.
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11- Giuseppe Garibaldi, printed by Negretti and Zambra on Feburary 12 th 1861 it is also autographed on the reverse. Although this photo is unusual for Hobart photographs, it is known that when Robert Dowling was in London between 1857- 1884 painted a portrait of Giuseppe Garibaldi commissioned by the Mayor of Southampton in 1864. The Hinsbys and the Dowlings were very closely connected, in fact Robert Dowling stayed at the Hinsbys house when he was in Hobart so I think that many of the photos taken in England were sent by Robert Dowling to Lucy Hinsby.
11- Giuseppe Garibaldi, printed by Negretti and Zambra on Feburary 12 th 1861 it is also autographed on the reverse. Although this photo is unusual for Hobart photographs, it is known that when Robert Dowling was in London between 1857- 1884 painted a portrait of Giuseppe Garibaldi commissioned by the Mayor of Southampton in 1864. The Hinsbys and the Dowlings were very closely connected, in fact Robert Dowling stayed at the Hinsbys house when he was in Hobart so I think that many of the photos taken in England were sent by Robert Dowling to Lucy Hinsby.
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12- Prince Alfred the Duke of Edinburgh the forth child of Queen Victoria. He together with Harry Dowling Jr turned the first sod for Launceston and Western Railway on the 15 th of January 1868. The photo is taken by Mayall 224 Regent Street London.
12- Prince Alfred the Duke of Edinburgh the forth child of Queen Victoria. He together with Harry Dowling Jr turned the first sod for Launceston and Western Railway on the 15 th of January 1868. The photo is taken by Mayall 224 Regent Street London.
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13 & 14 - Charles Hunt of Canterbury NZ, he was married to number 14 Mary Anne Ware on 4 th October 1859 the marriage took place at Henry Hinsbys house in Hobart. She was a younger sister of Lucy Hinsby. Mary Ann died in 1864 so the photo is earlier than that, it has no photographers mark on the reverse. Charles Hunts photo was taken by Tait Bros, Mawhera Quay, Greymouth NZ circa 1862. They bought Lockhart’s Run ‘Valetta’ NZ and Greymouth would have been the nearest town.
13 & 14 - Charles Hunt of Canterbury NZ, he was married to number 14 Mary Anne Ware on 4 th October 1859 the marriage took place at Henry Hinsbys house in Hobart. She was a younger sister of Lucy Hinsby. Mary Ann died in 1864 so the photo is earlier than that, it has no photographers mark on the reverse. Charles Hunts photo was taken by Tait Bros, Mawhera Quay, Greymouth NZ circa 1862. They bought Lockhart’s Run ‘Valetta’ NZ and Greymouth would have been the nearest town.
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15 & 16- Fred Hinsby, which is marked on the reverse in pencil (Fred Hinsby Uncle ) taken in 1877 by Foster and Martin Melbourne and Theophila Charlotte Hinsby nee Buckland. The state Library of Victoria has a copy of my photo No: a15543 and a photo of his wife No: a 15544 but this is not the same photo as mine, taken in 1875 by J. Botterill Melbourne,
15 & 16- Fred Hinsby, which is marked on the reverse in pencil (Fred Hinsby Uncle ) taken in 1877 by Foster and Martin Melbourne and Theophila Charlotte Hinsby nee Buckland. The state Library of Victoria has a copy of my photo No: a15543 and a photo of his wife No: a 15544 but this is not the same photo as mine, taken in 1875 by J. Botterill Melbourne,
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17- A very interesting photo! It is of Elizabeth Dowing nee Drake the Rev Henry Dowlings second wife. She was born in 1782 in Gloucester England and died in Launceston Tasmania on 25 th May 1853 there is obviously no photo of her. There is however a painting by her youngest child Robert Hawker Dowling in The National Gallery of Australia in Canberra together with a matching portrait of Henry Dowling. On the Album photo that I have is a drawing of her, on the reverse is written ‘Mrs Elizabeth Dowling at 45 years of age and signed Mrs Hinsby’ this would make the date of the drawing 1827 when Robert Dowling was born, If this is the case the drawing made in England as the Rev Dowling only came to Tasmania in 1834. The drawing has been coloured but the hairstyle she had in the 1827 is typical of the time with the curried locks coming forward onto her forehead. The remarkable thing is that on his portrait of her hairstyle is the same as my photo. The GGOA says that the two paintings are 1851- 1852 but for the last few years of her life she was bedridden and looked after Hannah Read Dowling so maybe RD copied the hairstyle of 1827, or she maintained the same hairstyle for 25 years or there again maybe RD painted the portrait on my photo but why would he take a photo of it. A point worth pondering!
17- A very interesting photo! It is of Elizabeth Dowing nee Drake the Rev Henry Dowlings second wife. She was born in 1782 in Gloucester England and died in Launceston Tasmania on 25 th May 1853 there is obviously no photo of her. There is however a painting by her youngest child Robert Hawker Dowling in The National Gallery of Australia in Canberra together with a matching portrait of Henry Dowling. On the Album photo that I have is a drawing of her, on the reverse is written ‘Mrs Elizabeth Dowling at 45 years of age and signed Mrs Hinsby’ this would make the date of the drawing 1827 when Robert Dowling was born, If this is the case the drawing made in England as the Rev Dowling only came to Tasmania in 1834. The drawing has been coloured but the hairstyle she had in the 1827 is typical of the time with the curried locks coming forward onto her forehead. The remarkable thing is that on his portrait of her hairstyle is the same as my photo. The GGOA says that the two paintings are 1851- 1852 but for the last few years of her life she was bedridden and looked after Hannah Read Dowling so maybe RD copied the hairstyle of 1827, or she maintained the same hairstyle for 25 years or there again maybe RD painted the portrait on my photo but why would he take a photo of it. A point worth pondering!
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27. Bishop Nixon (1803-1879)
First Bishop of Tasmania appointed 1842, arr Tas 1843
Travelled London 1846-48, returned permanently London 1862-66, moved to Italy, died 1879
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First Bishop of Tasmania appointed 1842, arr Tas 1843
Travelled London 1846-48, returned permanently London 1862-66, moved to Italy, died 1879
10.5 x 6.5cm (card)