William Bradley b. c.1758

  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
First Fleet naval officer and draughtsman, noted both for his excellent journal and for executing the first known view of Sydney.
Tags: First Fleet
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Name
William Bradley
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Naval officer
  • Cartographer
Tags:
First Fleet
Birth date
c.1758
Birth place
Portsmouth, England, UK
Death date
13 March 1833
Death place
Le Havre, France
Active Period
  • 1787 - 1792
Arrival
  • 1788 (Sydney, NSW aboard the Sirius (part of the First Fleet))
Residence
  • c.1788 - c.1791 Sydney, NSW
  • c.1758 - c.1786 Portsmouth, England, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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Other occupations
  • Naval officer
  • Cartographer
  • Naval officer
  • Cartographer
Tags
  • First Fleet
Arrivals
  • 1788 (Sydney, NSW aboard the Sirius (part of the First Fleet))
  • 27 January 1788 (Sydney, NSW aboard the Sirius (part of the First Fleet))
Related people
  • Hunter, John (associate of)
  • Bradley, John (child of)
  • Bradley, Elizabeth (child of)
  • Hunter, John (associate of)
  • Bradley, John (child of)
  • Bradley, Elizabeth (child of)
Related works
  • Part of the Reef in Sydney Bay, Norfolk Island, on which the Sirius was wreck'd, 19th March, 1790 (creator of)
  • Entrance of Port Jackson 27 January 1788 (creator of)
  • A View in the upper part of Port Jackson, where the Fish was Shot (creator of)
  • Sydney Cove, Port Jackson. 1788 (creator of)
  • Taking of Colbee & Benalon [sic] (creator of)
  • Part of the Reef in Sydney Bay, Norfolk Island, on which the Sirius was wreck'd, 19th March, 1790 (creator of)
  • Entrance of Port Jackson 27 January 1788 (creator of)
  • A View in the upper part of Port Jackson, where the Fish was Shot (creator of)
  • Sydney Cove, Port Jackson. 1788 (creator of)
  • Taking of Colbee & Benalon [sic] (creator of)
Related collections
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
Related events
  • Painting the Pacific in the Picture Gallery (exhibited at)
  • Painting the Pacific in the Picture Gallery (exhibited at)
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