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 (ANZSIC code: 7600)
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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Related people
  • Prinsep, Augustus (associate of)
  • Prinsep, Elizabeth Acworth (associate of)
  • Martens, Conrad (associate of)
  • Taylor, Richard (associate of)
  • Franklin, Jane (associate of)
  • Westmacott, Richard (child of)
  • Westmacott, Dorothy (child of)
  • O'Brien, Cornelius (associate of)
  • Spreat, W. (associate of)
  • Gauci, W. (associate of)
  • Hullmandel, C. (associate of)
  • Westamacott, Louisa Marion (spouse of)
  • Taylor, Richard (associate of)
  • Prinsep, Augustus (associate of)
  • Prinsep, Elizabeth Acworth (associate of)
  • Martens, Conrad (associate of)
  • Bourke, Richard (associate of)
  • Taylor, Richard (associate of)
  • Franklin, Jane (associate of)
  • Westmacott, Richard (child of)
  • Westmacott, Dorothy (child of)
  • O'Brien, Cornelius (associate of)
  • Spreat, W. (associate of)
  • Gauci, W. (associate of)
  • Hullmandel, C. (associate of)
  • Westamacott, Louisa Marion (spouse of)
  • Taylor, Richard (associate of)
Related person groups
  • Illawarra Steam Packet Company (associate of)
  • Illawarra Steam Packet Company (associate of)
Related works
  • Album of Drawings of Sydney (creator of)
  • Album of Drawings and Watercolours of New South Wales 1832-51 (creator of)
  • Drawings of South America, Mauritius and Other Places (creator of)
  • Drawings from New Zealand (creator of)
  • Sketches in New South Wales (creator of)
  • Sketches in Australia (creator of)
  • Drawings of New South Wales, 1840-46 (creator of)
  • Album of Drawings of Sydney (creator of)
  • Album of Drawings and Watercolours of New South Wales 1832-51 (creator of)
  • Drawings of South America, Mauritius and Other Places (creator of)
  • Drawings from New Zealand (creator of)
  • Sketches in New South Wales (creator of)
  • Sketches in Australia (creator of)
  • Drawings of New South Wales, 1840-46 (creator of)
Related collections
  • Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
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