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
  • Lieutenant Colonel, Spanish Constitutional Forces
  • Aide-de-camp
  • Midshipman
  • Surveyor
  • Sailor
  • Soldier
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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  • Rozells, Martinha (child of)
  • Doughty, George (associate of)
  • Perois, E. (Miss) (spouse of)
  • Wilson, Robert (Sir) (associate of)
  • Wint, Peter De (associate of)
  • Harding, J. D. (associate of)
  • Richmond (Third Duke Of) (relative of)
  • Ali, Mohammed (Pasha Of Egypt) (associate of)
  • Hindmarsh, John (Captain) (associate of)
  • Napier, Charles (associate of)
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  • British Cavalry, UK (associate of)
  • Spanish 'Liberales' (associate of)
  • Egyptian Navy (associate of)
Related people
  • Bennett, Portia Mary (spouse of)
Related works
  • Scenes in Europe and Egypt and of battles in the Peninsular War (creator of)
  • Head Study (self-portrait) (creator of)
  • A View of the Country and of the Temporary Erections near the Site of the Proposed Town of Adelaide (creator of)
  • Untitled Self-portrait (creator of)
  • Views of Pompeii (with J.D. Harding) (creator of)
  • Sicilian Scenery (with Peter de Wint) (creator of)
Related collections
  • The Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Mortlock Library of South Australiana, SA (collected in)
  • Adelaide Town Hall, South Australia (collected in)