Robert Hunt (1830-1892): Nineteenth Century Photographs of Australian Houses

From the late 1850s until the 1890s Robert Hunt took pictures of houses and estates he visited. As a well respected member of Sydney Society Hunt was given ample opportunity to photograph the houses of friends and relatives. His amateur status and friendship with those he photographed meant his photographs often have a comparatively relaxed and easy going feel to them. Whilst many include the proud owners of the properties posed rather stiffly in front of there homes other simply contain children or show figures informally lying on the grass. Some of his pictures reflect the lack of constraints put on the amateur, as opposed to the commercial photographer. These include the relatively informal shots of Greencliff in the early stages of construction and the family and children lying in front of their houses. Hunt's photographs of public houses such as hotels and Government house can also be found on this web site.

Jump to:

• Greencliff Kirribilli
• Sherwood Grange
• Corilla Sydney
• Post and Chain Castle Hill
• Ithica Burwood
• Waiwera Ashfield
• Cedarmore, Thirlmere?
• Goodlet's House
• Warratah House
• House Katoomba
• Mt Pleasant
• Mt Tomah House
• Northfield Kurrajong
• Douglass Hut Kurrajong
• Mayo's? Meyers? Cottage
• Cave House Jenolan Caves
• Lee House The Spit

Summer?, North Shore, Sydney

Summer?, Hunt's House?, North Shore, Sydney c1885?, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060012

Summer?, Hunt's House?, North Shore, Sydney c1885?, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060012

Greencliff, Kirribilli, North Shore, Sydney

Greencliff, Kirribilli, Sydney c1860 Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060262	Greencliff, Kirribilli, Sydney c1860 Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060263
Greencliff, Sydney c1885?, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060013

Honda, North Shore, Sydney

Honda, North Shore, Sydney 6 April 1887, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060198	Honda, North Shore, Sydney 6 April 1887, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060230
Honda, North Shore, Sydney 9 December 1887, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060239	Honda, North Shore, Sydney 6 April 1887, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060230

Sherwood Grange, Sydney

Sherwood Grange, Sydney 8 February 1887, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060181	Sherwood Grange, Sydney 8 February 1887, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060182
Sherwood Grange, Sydney 8 February 1887, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060183	Sherwood Grange, Sydney 8 February 1887, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060184

Corilla, Sydney

Corilla, Sydney 13 December 1887, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060234	Corilla, Sydney 13 December 1887, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060238
Corilla, Sydney 13 December 1887, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060240	Corilla, Sydney 13 December 1887, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060241

Post and Chain, Castle Hill, Sydney

Post & Chain, Castle Hill, Sydney 26 January 1886, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060126

Post & Chain, Castle Hill, Sydney 26 January 1886, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060129

Ithica, Burwood, Sydney

Waiwera, Ashfield, Sydney

Waiwera Ashfield, Sydney 13 March 1886, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060136

Waiwera Ashfield, Sydney 13 March 1886, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060137

Cedarmore, Thirlemere?, Sydney

Cedarmore, Sydney 16 April 1887, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060200	Cedarmore, Sydney 16 April 1887, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060201
Cedarmore, Sydney 3 July 1887, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060206	Cedarmore, Sydney 31 July 1887, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060217

Hospital for Consumptives, Thirlmere, New South Wales

Hospital for Consumptives, built by John Hay Goodlet Thirlmere, New South Wales (attrib by P. Cooper, September 2003) 24 March 1887, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060194

Warratah House, Mt. Victoria, Blue Mountains

Warratah House, Mt. Victoria, Blue Mountains 15 January 1887, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060177

House Near the Great Western Hotel Katoomba

Great Western Hotel, Katoomba, Blue Mountains 81106113 house in the foreground November 1885, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060114

Great Western Hotel, Katoomba, Blue Mountains November 1885, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060113

Mt. Pleasant

House at Mt. Pleasant 9 November 1886, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060165

Mt. Tomah Kurrajong, Blue Mountains

From Mt. Tomah House, Kurrajong, Blue Mountains c1860, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060275

Mt. Tomah House, Kurrajong, Blue Mountains c1865, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060278

Northfield?, Kurrajong, Blue Mountains

Northfield?, Kurrajong, Blue Mountains c1860, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060276

Douglass Hut, Kurrajong, Blue Mountains

Douglass Hut, Kurrajong, Blue Mountains c1860, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060281

Mayo's Cottage?, Kurrajong, Blue Mountains

Mayers (Mayo's?) Cottage, Kurrajong?, Blue Mountains c1865, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060287

Mayers (Mayo's?) Cottage, Kurrajong?, Blue Mountains c1865, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060290

Cave House, Jenolan Caves

Construction of Cave House?, Jenolan Caves, New South Wales c1885?, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060045

Lee House, The Spit, Sydney

Lee House, The Spit c1865, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060272	Lee House (on left), The Spit 3 January 1885, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 81106070
The Spit 3 January 1885, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 81106078