William Strutt b. 3 July 1825

  • Artist (Painter)
Strutt was a productive and versatile painter and a founding member of the Victorian Society of Fine Arts. His most famous painting is undoubtedly 'Black Thursday' which was inspired by the bushfires that ravaged large parts of Victoria on 6 February 1851.
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Name
William Strutt
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
3 July 1825
Birth place
Teignmouth, Devonshire, England, UK
Death date
3 January 1915
Active Period
  • 1835 - 1915
Arrival
  • 5 July 1850 (Arrived on the frigate 'Culloden' in Melbourne, Vic.)
Residence
  • 1862 - 1915 England, UK
  • 1856 - 1862 Melbourne, Vic.
  • c.1856- Sydney, NSW
  • 27 March 1855 - 4 July 1856 New Zealand
  • 1850 - February 1855 Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1848 - 1850 England, UK
  • 1835 - 1847 France
Training
  • Royal Academy, London, England, UK
  • 1843 - 1844
  • c.1839 Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France
  • c.1838
  • c.1835 Boulogne, France
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • DAA with additions

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References [<ExternalResource: Curnow, H. (1980), 'The Life and Art of William Strutt', Martinborough, NZ.>, <ExternalResource: Curnow, H. (1980), 'William Strutt', Sydney, NSW : Australian Gallery Directors Council catalogue (and bibliography).>]