Harden Sidney Melville (1824[1]–1894[2]) was an English painter, illustrator and draughtsman. He received a medal from the Society of Arts[3] and had three paintings hung in the Royal Academy’s show between 1837 and 1841.[4] He conducted the first official hydrographic survey of the north-east coast of Australia in 1842–1846 on board the H.M.S Fly, which was under the command of Captain Francis Price Blackwood.[1] He illustrated Curiosities of Savage Life by James Greenwood[5] and several notable Australian works including Joseph Beete Jukes’s official narrative of Fly’s voyage and Ludwig Leichhardt’s Journal.[6]
Harden Sidney Melville | |
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| Born | 8 May 1824 London |
| Died | 4 June 1894 (age 70) London |
| Nationality | British |
| Known for | Paintings, illustrations and drawings. The first official hydrographic survey of the north-east coast of Australia in 1842–1846. |
| Awards | Medal from the Society of Arts |
He was the son of the engraver Henry William Melville (1792–1870) and Martha Harden.[7]
He died on 4 June 1894[2] and was buried in Camden on 8 June 1894.[8]
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Harden Sidney Melville, Autumn Scene. Oil on canvas, c1880. -
Harden Sidney Melville, Winter Scene. Oil on canvas, c1880.
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Cannibal Cooking Pots from Curiosities of Savage Life by James Greenwood, S.O. Beeton, 1863, page 281. -
Darnley Island Mask Dance, from Curiosities of Savage Life by James Greenwood, S.O. Beeton, 1863, page 153.
References
edit- ^ a b "Harden Sidney Melville". Design & Art Australia online. 14 January 2019.
- ^ a b UK General Register Office, 1894 registration district Edmonton, sub-district Hornsey, county of Middlesex. Volume no. 3a, page no. 144. Number 469, death certificate application number 11412490-4.
- ^ "Premiums for the Sessions 1838-1839, 1839-1840". Google Books. Society of Arts (Great Britain). 1838. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ "Melville, Harden Sidney, 1824-1894". Melville, Harden Sidney, 1824-1894 | Items | National Library of New Zealand. 1 January 1824. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ "Curiosities of Savage Life (Second Series) by Greenwood, James: Good Hardcover (1864) | Lenny's Rare Books". www.abebooks.co.uk. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Showing all records | The Scheding Index of Australian Art and Artists | Art Research". artresearch.com.au. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ "Melville, Henry, 1792-1870". Melville, Henry, 1792-1870 | Items | National Library of New Zealand | National Library of New Zealand. 1 January 1792. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Harden Sidney Melville – in the Web: UK, Burial and Cremation Index, 1576-2014". search.ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
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