James Wilson b. 1804

Also known as James Armstrong Wilson
  • Artist (Painter)
James Armstrong Wilson was a portrait and figure painter born in Scotland. A resident of Sydney and surrounding areas he drowned in a storm with members of his family, and all his books, papers, possessions and paintings. Claimed by his daughter to be the 'first painter in Sydney', Wilson painted the portraits of nearly all the people of note.
associate of
Society for the Promotion of the Fine Arts
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associate of
Robert Dunlop's store
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