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.

Citations

  • Organ, M. (May 1988), 'Captain Robert Marsh Westmacott 1801-1870: The man & his art’, Typescript, .

  • Craig, C. (1964), 'Old Tasmanian Prints’, Launceston, Tasmania.

  • Franklin, J. (1839), 'Diary of a journey from Port Phillip to Sydney’, Canberra, ACT : National Library of Australia, (manuscript 114).

  • King, N. (1961), 'A History of Austinmer, New South Wales: A paper read before the Illawarra Historical Society, 2 March 1961’, Typescript.

  • Taylor, R. (13 January 1839), 'Diary entry’, Sydney, NSW : State Library of New South Wales, Mitchell Library, (manuscript A3816).

  • Sydney, NSW : State Library of New South Wales, Mitchell Library, (PXn 512).

  • '[Biographical information]’, Canberra, ACT : National Library of Australia.

  • Information sourced from Organ, Michael.

  • Information sourced from Perry, Barbara.

Initial data sources

  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870