William Porden Kay b. 1809

  • Architect (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
Invited to the position of colonial architect by his uncle, the governor of Tasmania, William Porden Kay designed many of the public buildings in Hobart. He was also an accomplished watercolourist and sketcher, producing many landscape paintings.
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Name
William Porden Kay
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Architect (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Public servant (ANZSIC code: 75)
  • Engineer (ANZSIC code: 6923)
  • Surveyor (ANZSIC code: 6922)
Birth date
1809
Birth place
England, UK
Death date
c.1870
Death place
England, UK
Active Period
  • 1840 - 1858
Arrival
  • 20 May 1842 (Hobart Town, Tasmania)
Residence
  • March 1853 - November 1854 England, UK
  • c.1859 - c.1870 England, UK
  • 1842 - 1858 Hobart Town, (Hobart), Tas.
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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