Alfred Clint (Australian painter) dating history

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Alfred Clint (28 August 1842 – 20 November 1923) was an Australian theatrical scene painter, illustrator and cartoonist. He was born in England into a distinguished family of artists and emigrated to Australia in the 1860s. In 1867 Clint began working as a theatrical scene-painter as an assistant to John Hennings at the Theatre Royal in Melbourne. After several years he was working in Sydney as an established scenic artist. In 1873 he relocated to Adelaide where he also worked as a cartoonist and illustrator, developing a reputation for crowd scenes with identifiable subjects. In 1875 Clint returned to Sydney where he continued to work as a theatrical scene-artist as well as a cartoonist and illustrator. He was on the staff of Sydney Punch from 1875 to 1888 and also contributed to other publications. By the late 1890s Clint's eldest son was working alongside his father as a theatrical scene-painter. In 1919 Clint and his three sons established a scene-painting studio at Camperdown.