William Austin

  • Artist (Painter)
Draughtsman and painter who exhibited his watercolours in Victoria, Queensland and London. Austin witnessed the arrival of the first gold escort and depicted this event in 'Arrival of the First Gold Escort, William Street, Melbourne, June 1852, By an Eye Witness'.
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Citations

  • (1853), 'Victorian Blue Books’.

Initial data sources

  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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Related events
  • Queensland Art Society exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Queensland National Association Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Colonial and Indian Exhibition (None)
  • Sydney International Exhibition (None)
  • Melbourne Centennial International Exhibition (None)
  • Queensland Art Society exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Queensland National Association Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Colonial and Indian Exhibition (None)
  • Sydney International Exhibition (None)