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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References [<ExternalResource: Organ, M. (May 1988), 'Captain Robert Marsh Westmacott 1801-1870: The man & his art', Typescript, .>, <ExternalResource: Craig, C. (1964), 'Old Tasmanian Prints', Launceston, Tasmania.>, <ExternalResource: Franklin, J. (1839), 'Diary of a journey from Port Phillip to Sydney', Canberra, ACT : National Library of Australia, (manuscript 114).>, <ExternalResource: King, N. (1961), 'A History of Austinmer, New South Wales: A paper read before the Illawarra Historical Society, 2 March 1961', Typescript.>, <ExternalResource: Taylor, R. (13 January 1839), 'Diary entry', Sydney, NSW : State Library of New South Wales, Mitchell Library, (manuscript A3816).>, <ExternalResource: Sydney, NSW : State Library of New South Wales, Mitchell Library, (PXn 512).>, <ExternalResource: '[Biographical information]', Canberra, ACT : National Library of Australia.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Organ, Michael.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Perry, Barbara.>] [<ExternalResource: Organ, M. (May 1988), 'Captain Robert Marsh Westmacott 1801-1870: The man & his art', Typescript, .>]