Captain Robert Marsh Westmacott b. c.1801

  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Sketcher, army officer and pioneer, is best known for his Sketches in Australia, a volume of eighteen tinted lithographic views each preceded by a short description of the locality pictured and some historical background.
Name
Captain Robert Marsh Westmacott
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Army officer (ANZSIC code: 7600)
Birth date
c.1801
Birth place
England, UK
Death date
10 May 1870
Death place
Twickenham, England, UK, Augusta Villa, Twickenham (Greater London), England, UK
Death note
Augusta Villa,
Active Period
  • c.1825 - c.1858
Arrival
  • December 1831 (Sydney, NSW; aboard 'Margaret'.)
Residence
  • c.1831 - c.1848 Parramatta, Sydney, NSW
  • c.1831 - c.1848 North Bulli, Wollongong, NSW
  • c.1831 - c.1848 Illawarra, NSW
  • c.1831 - c.1848 Liverpool, Sydney, NSW
  • 1851 - 1870 England, UK
  • 8 February 1851 - 25 August 1851 Sydney, New South Wales
  • c.1831 - c.1848 Sydney, New South Wales
  • 1829 - 1831 Cape Colony, South Africa
  • 1825 - 1828 Mauritius
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870