Charles Doudiet

Australian sketches from the collection of the Ballarat Fine Art Gallery

Charles Alphonse Doudiet (ca.1832-1872), a Swiss-born Canadian, arrived in Victoria in 1852. By 1854 he was in Ballarat, where he participated in the Eureka rebellion.
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Eureka Riot
17th October		 Swearing allegience to
the Southern Cross		 Eureka slaughter
3rd December		 The battlefield
Red Hill
The sketches reproduced here are from an album which recently came to light in Canada and was purchased at auction in August 1996 by Ballarat Fine Art Gallery. Doudiet's sketches are considered a significant contribution in helping piece together the history of the Eureka Stockade.
Doudiet's Australian Sketches also include impressions of everyday life on the goldfields.
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The old tent
Ballarat		 Gravel pits
Ballarat		 Chow-chow Gold washing
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