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.
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Name
Captain Robert Marsh Westmacott
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Army officer
Birth date
c.1801
Birth place
England, UK
Death date
10 May 1870
Death place
Twickenham, England, UK, Augusta Villa, Twickenham (Greater London), England, UK
Death note
Augusta Villa,
Active Period
  • c.1825 - c.1858
Arrival
  • December 1831 (Sydney, NSW; aboard 'Margaret'.)
Residence
  • c.1831 - c.1848 Parramatta, Sydney, NSW
  • c.1831 - c.1848 North Bulli, Wollongong, NSW
  • c.1831 - c.1848 Illawarra, NSW
  • c.1831 - c.1848 Liverpool, Sydney, NSW
  • 1851 - 1870 England, UK
  • 8 February 1851 - 25 August 1851 Sydney, New South Wales
  • c.1831 - c.1848 Sydney, New South Wales
  • 1829 - 1831 Cape Colony, South Africa
  • 1825 - 1828 Mauritius
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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