Harcourt Barrett
Name
Harcourt Barrett
Other names
HB
Culture
Australian | English
Gender
Male
Birth date
1838
Birth place
Walworth, London, England View on map Close map
Death date
22 October 1904
Death Place
Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia View on map Close map
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