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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Name
William Light
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • First officer
  • Captain (ANZSIC code: 7600)
  • Lieutenant Colonel, Spanish Constitutional Forces
  • Aide-de-camp (ANZSIC code: 7600)
  • Midshipman (ANZSIC code: 7600)
  • Surveyor (ANZSIC code: 6922)
  • Sailor (ANZSIC code: 48)
  • Soldier (ANZSIC code: 7600)
Birth date
27 April 1786
Birth place
Kuala Kedah, Malaya (Malaysia)
Death date
6 October 1839
Death place
South Australia
Active Period
  • 1792 - 1839
Arrival
  • c.1836 (aboard the Rapid)
Residence
  • 1835 Nile (ship)
  • 1836 Rapid (ship)
  • 1830 Alexandria, Egypt
  • c.1821 Ireland
  • c.1821 Channel Islands, UK
  • 1827 - 1830 Mediterranean (cruising)
  • c.1821 Scotland, UK
  • 1836 - 1839 South Australia
  • 1836 England, UK
  • 1834 - 1836 Egypt
  • 1832 - 1834 England, UK
  • c.1830 - c.1832 Egypt
  • 1827 - 1830 Europe (travels)
  • c.1821 - c.1823 Spain
  • c.1808 - c.1812 England, UK
  • 1804 - 1808 India
  • 1803 - 1804 Verdun, France
  • 1792 - 1799 Thebarton, Suffolk, England, UK
  • c.1786 - c.1792 Penang, Malaya
Cultural Heritage
  • English
  • Portuguese
  • Malay
Languages
  • French
  • Spanish
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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References [<ExternalResource: Elder, D. (1976), 'William Light', Australian Dictionary of Biography, ed. D. Pike, A. Shaw, M. Clark, B. Nairn, G. Serle and R. Ward, volume 2, Melbourne 1966-1976.>, <ExternalResource: Carroll, A (1981), 'Graven Images in the Promised Land', Catalogue, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, Adelaide, SA.>, <ExternalResource: Dutton, G. (1960), 'Founder of a City', Melbourne, VIC.>, <ExternalResource: Light, W. (1984), 'Brief Journal', New Edition, Adelaide, SA.>, <ExternalResource: Mayo, M. (1937), 'The Life and Letters of William Light', Adelaide, SA.>, <ExternalResource: Tregenza, J. (1981), ''he visual dimension of colonial history', Art and Australia 19/1, January, 19.>, <ExternalResource: (1984), 'Living History Exhibition', City Hall catalogue, Adelaide, SA.>, <ExternalResource: (1984), 'Pre-Australian Paintings', City Hall catalogue, Adelaide, SA.>, <ExternalResource: Elder, D. (1963), 'Colonel W. Light's Brief Journal', South Australiana 2/1, March.>, <ExternalResource: Elder, D. (1963), South Australiana 2/1, March.>, <ExternalResource: Elder, D. (1966), 'William Light as an artist: A biographical excursion', South Australiana 5/1, March.>, <ExternalResource: Elder, D. (1987), 'The Art of William Light', Adelaide, SA.>, <ExternalResource: (1966), 'William Light: Catalogue of an Exhibition', Adelaide, SA.>]