William Pitt b. 15 June 1835

  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Painter)
William Pitt was a painter, amateur photographer and lawyer. His work was shown in the 1862-63 Hobart Town Art Treasures Exhibition. Pitt have been a member of the committee which organised the exhibition. He drowned in 1879, en route to the Supreme Court sittings at Hokitika, New Zealand.
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Name
William Pitt
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Photographer)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • First Lieutenant, Artillery Corps (ANZSIC code: 7600)
  • Lawyer (ANZSIC code: 6931)
Birth date
15 June 1835
Birth place
Hobart Town, Tas.
Death date
30 March 1879
Active Period
  • c.1862 - c.1863
Residence
  • 1868 - 1879 New Zealand
  • c.1864 - c.1868 Tasmania
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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References [<ExternalResource: Davies, Alan & Stanbury, Peter (1985), 'The Mechanical Eye in Australia - Photography 1841-1900', Oxford University Press, Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: (1866), Walch's Tasmanian Almanack.>, <ExternalResource: (1879), Tasmanian Mail, April, 12.>, <ExternalResource: 'Registrar General's Department (RGD) 32/1, SC207/122', Archives Office of Tasmania, Hobart, Tas.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Lendon, Nigel.>]