William Sheridan Wall b. 22 October 1815

Also known as W. S. W.
  • Artist (Printmaker)
curator of the Australian Museum from 1845 to 1858. Wall contributed natural history drawings on a regular basis to the first series of the Illustrated Sydney News.
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Name
William Sheridan Wall
Also known as W. S. W.
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Printmaker)
Other Occupation
  • curator (ANZSIC code: 6924)
  • naturalist (ANZSIC code: 6910)
Birth date
22 October 1815
Birth place
Dublin, Ireland
Death date
5 October 1876
Death place
Randwick, New South Wales
Active Period
  • 1840 - 1858
Arrival
  • 1840 (Sydney, NSW)
Residence
  • 1867 - 1876 Sydney, New South Wales
  • 1840 - 1858 Sydney, New South Wales
  • 1858 - 1867 Rockhampton, Queensland
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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References [<ExternalResource: Gibbney, H.G. and Smith, A.C. (1987), 'A Biographical Register 1788 1839', Canberra, ACT.>, <ExternalResource: Etheridge, R., 'The Australian Museum: Fragments of its early history', Records of the Australian Museum, vol. 2, no. 4.>, <ExternalResource: Strahan, R. (1979), 'Rare and Curious Specimens', Sydney, New South Wales.>, <ExternalResource: (1854), Illustrated Sydney News, 3, 10 June, 22, 29 July, 5 Aug, 2, 16 Sept.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Lennon, J.>]