Richard Harding Watt b. 1842

  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Watt sketched scenes around Brisbane as well as many river views. In particular, he recorded such landmarks as the first Brisbane Town Hall, the Ipswich Grammar School, the foundation stone ceremony for the bridge to connect North and South Brisbane, and the great Queen Street fire. The principal application of Watt's sketches, however, was for letterheads on stationery.
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Name
Richard Harding Watt
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • glove merchant
Birth date
1842
Death date
1913
Active Period
  • 1864 - 1866
Arrival
  • 1864 (Moreton Bay, QLD, vessel; 'Young Australia')
Residence
  • England
  • 1864 - 1866 Brisbane, Quensland
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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Related works
  • Ye opening of ye bridge at Brisbane (creator of)
  • Ye fire Works in Queen Stt on ye night of ye 1st Decr 1864 (creator of)
  • Blackfelloes Climbing Ye Greesie Pole & fighting for a bottel of Rum at Master Dayes Hostelrie (creator of)
  • Dolce Far Niente (lying uncomfortably on a narrow bench) (creator of)
Related collections
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney (collected in)