Isaac Joseph Whitehead

Place: Dublin

Death: 1881

Biography:

Isaac Whitehead (c. 1819 – 1881) was an Irish-Australian artist who worked in watercolour and pastel. He was also a picture framer and art promoter. Isaac Whitehead was born in Dublin around 1819. His parents were Ann (née Studdard) and Joseph Whitehead. His father was a carver and gilder. While still in Dublin, Whitehead began his career in drawing, with a style that is likened to James Arthur O'Connor and Thomas Sautelle Roberts. He started his picture framing business from 5 Church Lane, Dame Street. He married Rebecca Mailey at age 19 before they emigrated. It is believed that Whitehead emigrated to Victoria, Australia with his family around 1853 or 1858. Whitehead died at his home 50 Punt Road, Prahran, Melbourne, on 21 April 1881.