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Harcourt Barrett

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Name

Harcourt Barrett

Other names

HB

Culture

Australian | English

Gender

Male

Birth date

1838

Birth place

Walworth, London, England View on map Close map

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Death date

22 October 1904

Death Place

Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia View on map Close map

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Movements

Australia from 1881

Occupations

Lithographer | Lithographer (chromo)

Summary

Worked: Australia (SA).

NGA IRN

16971

Context

Australia

Biography

Harcourt Barrett was the eldest son of William Barrett, an English lithographer. Harcourt Barrett was the lithographer for 'The forest Flora of South Australia' (1882). As South Australian Government lithographer he was responsible for drawing all the images on stones. In a letter to the 'The Advertiser' he noted that Rosa Fiveash did not supply all the watercolours for the production, and that he had drawn eleven images direct from photographs. He later became the scientific illustrator for the Royal Society of South Australia.

Last Updated

26 Jul 2025