Walter Synnot b. 29 December 1773

  • Artist (Painter)
Colonial army officer, amateur painter of natural history paintings, watercolour scenes and at least one portrait. Known works were produced during his time living in South Africa and Launceston.
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Name
Walter Synnot
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Army officer (ANZSIC code: 7600)
Birth date
29 December 1773
Death date
31 December 1851
Death place
Launceston, Tas.
Active Period
  • c.1819 - c.1842
Arrival
  • 25 August 1836 (At Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) aboard the 'Amelia Thompson'.)
Residence
  • 1836 - 1851 Launceston, Tas.
  • 1825 - 1836 Ireland
  • c.1797 - c.1820 Jamaica
  • c.1797 - c.1820 Newfoundland, Nova Scotia
  • 1820 - 1825 South Africa
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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Related collections
  • untitled (collected in)
  • University of Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, State Library of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS (collected in)
  • untitled (collected in)
  • University of Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, State Library of Tasmania, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)