Walter Renny

  • Artist (Painter)
Walter Renny, painter and decorator, was proprietor of the Royal Blue House, which derived its name from being 'painted in blocks of blue and white with all woodwork picked out in blue', on Pitt Street, Sydney. Renny is renowned for his transparencies in all Government Buildings in Sydney painted between 1863 to 1868.
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Name
Walter Renny
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • lord mayor
  • paperhanger
  • Decorator
Death date
c.1885
Death note
Renny's will was proved in 1885.
Active Period
  • c.1858 - c.1873
Residence
  • c.1858 - c.1873 Pitt Street, Sydney, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • DAA with additions

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Related recognitions
  • For transparency in the entrance to Government House, Sydney, showing the Prince and Princess of Wales. (received)
Related events
  • London International Exhibition. (exhibited at)
  • Preliminary Sydney exhibition to the 1863 London International Exhibition. (exhibited at)