Westcote Whitchurch Lewis Lyttleton b. 1818

  • Artist (Painter)
Watercolourist and army officer. Son of William Thomas Lyttleton. Though he lived in Van Diemen's Land for ten years, most of his surviving work is during his period in Halifax, Canada.
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Name
Westcote Whitchurch Lewis Lyttleton
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Army officer (ANZSIC code: 7600)
Birth date
1818
Birth place
Ceylon, Sri Lanka, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Death date
9 August 1886
Death place
Keswick, Cumbria, England, UK
Active Period
  • c.1853 - c.1883
Arrival
  • c.1822 (Arrived in Van Diemen's Land.)
Residence
  • England, UK
  • c.1840- Halifax, Nova Scotia (Canada)
  • c.1825 - c.February 1835 Van Diemen's Land, Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania)
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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References [<ExternalResource: Carter, A.E. (1975), 'Lyttleton's view of Halifax: Microscopic cosmos', in Bulletin: The National Gallery of Canada/Galerie nationale du Canada, Ottawa 25 (1975).>, <ExternalResource: Harper, J.R. (1970), 'Early Painters and Engravers of Canada', Toronto, Canada.>, <ExternalResource: Moore, W. (1934), 'The Story of Australian Art', Sydney, NSW : Angus and Robertson, (2 volumes), (facsimile reprint, 1980).>]