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
  • naturalist
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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Related stub people
  • Wall, Thomas (sibling of)
  • Clarke, W. B. (associate of)
Related stub person groups
  • Imperial and Royal Geographical Society of Austria (associate of)
Related people
  • Wall, William Sheridan (child of)
Related collections
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • For 'services' by the commissioners to the Paris Exhibition (received)
  • Paris Exhibition (received)
Related events
  • Paris Exhibition (exhibited at)