William Paterson b. 17 August 1755

  • Artist (Draughtsman)
William Paterson was a sketcher, natural historian, collector, soldier and lieutenant-governor. He was interested in zoology and is said to have been the first person to take a live giraffe to London.
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Citations

  • Paterson, William, 'Narrative of Four Journeys into the Country of the Hottentots and Caffaria’.

Initial data sources

  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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