Charles Hubert De Castella b. 27 March 1825

Also known as Hubert de Castella, Herbert de Castella
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Painter, landowner and viticulturalist born in Switzerland. Resident of Yering and Ivanhoe, Vic. for many years. De Castella is credited as being both a talented painter and a pioneer of Victorian viticulture.
Name
Charles Hubert De Castella
Also known as:
  • Hubert de Castella
  • Herbert de Castella (Attributed)
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Viticulturalist (ANZSIC code: 0131)
  • Landowner (ANZSIC code: 671)
Birth date
27 March 1825
Birth place
Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Death date
30 October 1907
Death place
Ivanhoe, Melbourne, Vic.
Active Period
  • c.1843 - c.1886
Arrival
  • 23 March 1854 (Arrived Victoria aboard the 'Marlborough'.)
Residence
  • 1906 - 30 October 1907 Charterisville, Ivanhoe, Melbourne, Vic.
  • c.1875 - c.1906 Switzerland
  • c.1865 - c.1875 Charterisville, Ivanhoe (Eaglemont), Melbourne, Vic.
  • c.1865 - c.1875 Yering, Yarra Valley, Vic.
  • 1856 - 1865 Switzerland
  • 1854 - 1856 Yering, Yarra Valley, Vic.
  • 1843 - 1854 France
  • c.1825 - c.1843 Germany
  • c.1825 - c.1843 Fribourg, Switzerland
Training
  • c.1856 - c.1865 Nazon's studio, Paris, France
  • Architectural studies., c.1843 - c.1854 France
Cultural Heritage
  • Swiss
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870