William Light b. 27 April 1786

  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
A former director of the Art Gallery of South Australia, he declared: 'there is little doubt that had Colonel Light decided to devote his genius and energies to painting he would have achieved as great a fame as the one he achieved as the founder of Adelaide'.
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painter, soldier, sailor and surveyor, was born in Kuala Kedah, Malaya, on 27 April 1786, son of Captain Francis Light RN, who had become a sea-trader in South-East Asia.

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1992
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2011

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  • The Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Mortlock Library of South Australiana, State Library of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Adelaide Town Hall, South Australia (collected in)
  • The Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Mortlock Library of South Australiana, State Library of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Adelaide Town Hall, South Australia (collected in)