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.
creator of
Album of Drawings of Sydney

Containing seventeen sepia wash, ten pencil and two watercolour drawings attributed to Westmacott.

 
creator of
Album of Drawings and Watercolours of New South Wales 1832-51

Contains sketches formerly attributed to Conrad Martens but since attributed to Westmacott by Bernard Smith because of their similarity to those in one of the National Library’s volumes.

 
creator of
Drawings of South America, Mauritius and Other Places

Thirty sepia wash, pencil and watercolour sketches.

 
creator of
Drawings from New Zealand

Contains eleven pencil, pen, wash and watercolour sketches.

 
creator of
Sketches in New South Wales

Volume of six plates.

 
creator of
Sketches in Australia
Date

A volume of eighteen tinted lithographic views.

 
creator of
Drawings of New South Wales, 1840-46
Date

Contains thirty-two pen, pencil and wash drawings and watercolour paintings.