William Charles Piguenit b. 27 August 1836

Also known as W. C. Piguenit, Bill Piguenit
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Painter)
Influential and widely exhibited late Colonial era Hobart and Sydney landscape painter, amateur photographer, draughtsman and explorer.
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Name
William Charles Piguenit
Also known as:
  • W. C. Piguenit
  • Bill Piguenit
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Photographer)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Assistant draughtsman (ANZSIC code: 692)
Birth date
27 August 1836
Birth place
Claremont House, Newtown Road and Warwick Street, Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania)
Death date
17 July 1914
Death place
Hunters Hill, Sydney, NSW, Saintonge, Hunters Hill, Sydney, NSW
Burial place
Field of Mars Cemetery, Ryde, Sydney, NSW
Death note
Saintonge
Active Period
  • c.1849 - c.1914
Residence
  • c.1900 - c.1914 Saintonge, Hunter's Hill, Sydney, NSW
  • 1880 - 1914 Sydney, NSW
  • 1836 - 1880 Hobart, Van Diemen's Land , Hobart, Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania)
Training
  • c.1849 Cambridge House Academy, Brisbane Street, Hobart, Van Diemens Land [Tasmania]
Cultural Heritage
  • Huguenot
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • DAA with additions

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References [<ExternalResource: 'Sydney Morning Herald', Sydney, NSW, 1880-12-20; 1881-03-31; 1881-08-06; 1881-10-05; 1882-05-13; 1882-07-21; 1882-09-23; 1883-03-28; 1883-08-01; 1884-07-16; 1884-07-19; 1885-04-11; 1886-07-30; 1887-02-18; 1887-08-23; 1890-08-30; 1890-09-06; 1891-07-30; 1895-09-28; 1896-10-10; 1898-07-21.>, <ExternalResource: 'Sydney Mail', Sydney, NSW, 1874-04-11; 1875-04-03; 1875-04-17; 1875-05-01; 1875-05-29; 1875-11-13; 1876-04-22; 07; 1877-04-07; 1877-04-14.>, <ExternalResource: 'Mercury', Hobart, Tas., 1892-11-11; 1893-02-04; 1893-03-30; 1893-04-13; 1894-05-02; 1894-06-14; 1894-08-15; 1894-09-04; 1895-02-12.>, <ExternalResource: 'Bulletin', Sydney, NSW, 1881-01-01; 1883-03-24; 1888-11-24; 1890-09-13; 1895-10-05; 1896-10-17; 1900-04-28.>, <ExternalResource: Souter, D. H. (September 1905), 'William Charles Piguenit, an Australian painter', Sydney, NSW : Art and Architecture, vol. 2, (September-October ), .>, <ExternalResource: Thomas, D., North, I., & McCarthy F. (1972), 'The Australian Landscape'.>, <ExternalResource: (1974), 'Piguenit, William Charles (1836 - 1914)', Melbourne, Vic : Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 5, Melbourne University Press, pp 444-445, [Pike, D. (ed.)], Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Backhouse, S. (1988), 'Tasmanian Artists of the Twentieth Century', West Hobart, Tas.>, <ExternalResource: Johannes, C.; & Brown, Tony (1992), 'William Charles Piguenit', Hobart, Tas : Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery.>, <ExternalResource: Legge, W. V. (1922), 'W.C. Piguenit : An Appreciation of a Tasmanian Artist', Launceston, Tas. (reprint).>, <ExternalResource: Piguenit, W. C. (1867), 'The Salmon Ponds & Vicinity', New Norfolk, Hobart, Tasmania.>, <ExternalResource: Thomas, Daniel (1976), 'Australian Art in the 1870s', Sydney, NSW : Art Gallery of New South Wales.>, <ExternalResource: (22 December 1970), 'Australian artist: William Charles Piguenit', in Antiques and Art Australasia.>, <ExternalResource: (27 February 1884), 'Argus', Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: 'Bulletin', Sydney, NSW, 1881-01-01; 1883-03-24; 1888-11-24; 1890-09-13; 1895-10-05; 1896-10-17; 1900-04-28.>, <ExternalResource: (2 November 1863), 'Hobart Town Advertiser', Hobart, Tas.>, <ExternalResource: 'Sydney Mail', Sydney, NSW, 1874-04-11; 1875-04-03; 1875-04-17; 1875-05-01; 1875-05-29; 1875-11-13; 1876-04-22; 07; 1877-04-07; 1877-04-14.>, <ExternalResource: 'Sydney Morning Herald', Sydney, NSW, 1880-12-20; 1881-03-31; 1881-08-06; 1881-10-05; 1882-05-13; 1882-07-21; 1882-09-23; 1883-03-28; 1883-08-01; 1884-07-16; 1884-07-19; 1885-04-11; 1886-07-30; 1887-02-18; 1887-08-23; 1890-08-30; 1890-09-06; 1891-07-30; 1895-09-28; 1896-10-10; 1898-07-21.>, <ExternalResource: Piguenit, W. C., '[letters]', Sydney, NSW : manuscripts in Art Gallery of New South Wales Archives.>, <ExternalResource: Piguenit, W. C. (1893), 'Among the western highlands of Tasmania', Hobart, Tas : Report of the Fourth Meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Anderson, Ingrid.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Brown, Tony.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Deakin, Edwina.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Dysart, Dinah.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Lennon, Jane.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Stilwell, G. T.>] [<ExternalResource: 'Sydney Morning Herald', Sydney, NSW, 1880-12-20; 1881-03-31; 1881-08-06; 1881-10-05; 1882-05-13; 1882-07-21; 1882-09-23; 1883-03-28; 1883-08-01; 1884-07-16; 1884-07-19; 1885-04-11; 1886-07-30; 1887-02-18; 1887-08-23; 1890-08-30; 1890-09-06; 1891-07-30; 1895-09-28; 1896-10-10; 1898-07-21.>, <ExternalResource: 'Sydney Mail', Sydney, NSW, 1874-04-11; 1875-04-03; 1875-04-17; 1875-05-01; 1875-05-29; 1875-11-13; 1876-04-22; 07; 1877-04-07; 1877-04-14.>, <ExternalResource: 'Mercury', Hobart, Tas., 1892-11-11; 1893-02-04; 1893-03-30; 1893-04-13; 1894-05-02; 1894-06-14; 1894-08-15; 1894-09-04; 1895-02-12.>, <ExternalResource: 'Bulletin', Sydney, NSW, 1881-01-01; 1883-03-24; 1888-11-24; 1890-09-13; 1895-10-05; 1896-10-17; 1900-04-28.>, <ExternalResource: Souter, D. H. (September 1905), 'William Charles Piguenit, an Australian painter', Sydney, NSW : Art and Architecture, vol. 2, (September-October ), .>, <ExternalResource: Thomas, D., North, I., & McCarthy F. (1972), 'The Australian Landscape'.>]