Leopold Verguet

Also known as Father Verguet
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
One of a group of French Marist priests who visited Sydney in 1845 en route to a new mission in the Solomon Islands. Verguet made some pencil sketches during his stay in Sydney, including one of the newly completed St Patrick's Church and his sketch is the earliest known depiction of the building.
Name
Leopold Verguet
Also known as Father Verguet
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Marist Priest (ANZSIC code: 9540)
Active Period
  • c.1845
Arrival
  • 1845 (Sydney)
Residence
  • c.1845 Woolloomooloo, Sydney, NSW
Cultural Heritage
  • French
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870