Charles Dirck Wittenoom b.

Also known as Esq. C. D. Wittenoom
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Sketcher and newspaperman from England, brother of John Burdett Wittenoom, the first clergyman appointed to Western Australia. He produced sketches of WA, representing the countryside before convict labour altered the landscape. The drawings were turned into engravings for Nathaniel Ogle's influential book, 'The Colony of Western Australia: A Manual for Emigrants 1839'.
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Name
Charles Dirck Wittenoom
Also known as Esq. C. D. Wittenoom
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • newspaperman
Birth date
Birth place
England, UK
Active Period
  • c.1836 - c.1837
Arrival
  • c.1836
Residence
  • c.1837- England, UK
  • c.November 1836 - c.April 1837 Perth, WA
  • c.1836- Sydney, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • DAA with additions

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Related stub people
  • Wittenoom, Thomas (child of)
  • Wittenoom, John Burdett (Rev) (sibling of)
  • Ogle, Nathaniel (associate of)
  • Wittenoom, Charles (relative of)
Related works
  • (J.B. Wittenoom's house in Perth) (creator of)
  • (View of Fremantle) (creator of)
  • Sketch of the Town of Perth from Perth Water, Western Australia (creator of)
  • Sketch of the Town of Perth, Western Australia (creator of)
  • Sketch of St George's Terrace, Perth (creator of)
Related collections
  • Dixson Gallery, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA (collected in)