Edward La Trobe Bateman

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Edward La Trobe Bateman (1815-1897) was a pre-raphaelite landscape artist, book illuminator and draughtsman. He was probably born in Derbyshire.

Edward had lived in London where he had been engaged to the daughter of William and Mary Howitt^[1]. Edward visited Australia and stayed initially with Godfrey Howitt.

In 1856, the Carlton Gardens in Melbourne were redesigned and Edward la Trobe Bateman was engaged to do the designs. The path layout and other features of the design were built although limitations on funding for maintenance resulted in frequent criticism.

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