John Hennings
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John Hennings was a German-born theatrical scene painter and theatre manager active in Melbourne, Australia, from the mid-1850s to the early 1890s.
Portrait of John Hennings (about 1869).
An illustration of Hennings' scenic painting for the 1861 Christmas pantomime at the Theatre Royal, commemorating the tragic Burke and Wills expedition (December 1861).
The Theatre Royal in Melbourne, photographed in 1861.
A wood engraving of a scene from Sinbad the Sailor (Theatre Royal) showing Hennings' scenic backdrop (Australasian Sketcher, 1 January 1881).
George Cameron Gordon was a British scenic designer and artist in Australia.
John Hennings
…in their enthusiastic applause". By the mid to late 1880s Hennings was sharing work with a younger generation of scenic artists such as Brunton and George Gordon. In January 1888 it was reported that Hennings had been confined to a private hospital "through a dangerous affliction with his eyesight". His medical…
Portrait of George Gordon, published in June 1899.