William Westall b. 12 October 1781

  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
William Westall was the appointed landscape artist on Matthew Flinders' 1801 "Investigator" expedition which was the first maritime circumnavigation of Australia.
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exhibited at
The Sound of the Sky
Date
2006
Place
Museum & Gallery of Northern Territory, Darwin, NT
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
The Australian Landscape
Date
1972 - 1973
Place
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
Description

“The Australian Landscape” was a national touring exhibition organised by the Australian Gallery Directors’ Council in 1972. The organising gallery was the Art Gallery of South Australia, and the curators were Daniel Thomas (Art Gallery of New South Wales) Ian North (Art Gallery of South Australia) and Frances McCarthy [later Lindsay] (National Gallery of Victoria). Generous funding from the Peter Stuyvesant foundation enabled the curators to travel the country together in order to make considered judgements.
The exhibition opened at the Art Gallery of South Australia on 3 March 1972, and toured to the Western Australian Art Gallery, National Gallery of Victoria, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Australian National Gallery (temporary premises), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Newcastle City Art Gallery, and the Queensland Art Gallery.
The catalogue introduction claims that the exhibition comprised of 'fifty-five of the best Australian landscapes ever executed’. It was characterised by a breadth of vision, with works from every state – including regional galleries and private collections. It is distinguished by having a greater emphasis on colonial works than previous exhibitions, and elevating the reputation of Eugene Von Guerard and John Glover.
There were only two works by women – Grace Cossington Smith and Margaret Preston– and none by any Aboriginal artist.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Associated Artists' Exhibition
Date
1808
Place
London, England, UK
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
British Institution
Date
1807 - 1843
Place
London, England, UK
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Royal Academy
Date
1801 - 1849
Place
London, England, UK
Description
Type
Exhibition

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Other occupations
  • Engraver
  • Engraver
References [<ExternalResource: Westall, Richard J. (October 2006), 'Brushed by Fame', Ancestors, National Archives, Kew, England, UK, .>, <ExternalResource: Westall, Richard J. (May 2008), 'Recent William Westall Picture Discoveries', Australiana, Sydney, NSW, .>, <ExternalResource: Westall, Richard J. (February 2007), 'The Westall Pictures', National Library of Australia News, National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT; p7-10, .>, <ExternalResource: Westall, Richard J. (April 1995), 'An Unrecognised Heritage', Countrywide Editions, Bucks; p10-15, .>, <ExternalResource: Westall, Richard J. (December 1986), 'William Westall - A Catalogue of His Book Illustration', Antiquarian Book Monthly Review, Oxford, England, UK; p448-455, .>, <ExternalResource: Westall, Richard J. (2005), 'William Westall in India', The Journal of the Families in British india Society, Berkhamstead, Herts, UK; p2-5, (Spring).>, <ExternalResource: Westall, Richard J. (June 1986), 'William Westall in India', Marg Publications, Mumbai, India; p94-96, .>, <ExternalResource: Westall, Richard J. (April 2006), 'The Hodges/Westall Connection in Cook's Log', Captain Cook Society, Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK; Vol. 29, No. 2, p10, .>, <ExternalResource: Westall, Richard J. (October 2005), 'The Hodges/Westall Connection in Cook's Log', Captain Cook Society, Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK; Vol. 28, No. 4, p23-24, .>, <ExternalResource: Westall, Richard J. (1984), 'The Westall Brothers', Turner Studies, TATE, London, England, UK; p23-38, (Summer).>, <ExternalResource: Westall, Richard J. (2004), 'Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'.>, <ExternalResource: Westall, Richard J. (2005), 'Families in India Society Spring'.>, <ExternalResource: Westall, Richard J. (December 1986), 'Antiquarian Book Monthly Review'.>, <ExternalResource: Perry, T. & Simpson, D. (Ed.) (1962), 'Westall's Drawings'.>, <ExternalResource: Westall, Richard J. (June 1986), 'Marg Publications Mumbai'.>, <ExternalResource: 'Cook's Log Captain Cook Society'.>, <ExternalResource: Thomas, D., North, I., & McCarthy F. (1972), 'The Australian Landscape'.>] [<ExternalResource: Westall, Richard J. (October 2006), 'Brushed by Fame', Ancestors, National Archives, Kew, England, UK, .>, <ExternalResource: Westall, Richard J. (May 2008), 'Recent William Westall Picture Discoveries', Australiana, Sydney, NSW, .>, <ExternalResource: Westall, Richard J. (February 2007), 'The Westall Pictures', National Library of Australia News, National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT; p7-10, .>, <ExternalResource: Westall, Richard J. (April 1995), 'An Unrecognised Heritage', Countrywide Editions, Bucks; p10-15, .>, <ExternalResource: Westall, Richard J. (December 1986), 'William Westall - A Catalogue of His Book Illustration', Antiquarian Book Monthly Review, Oxford, England, UK; p448-455, .>, <ExternalResource: Westall, Richard J. (2005), 'William Westall in India', The Journal of the Families in British india Society, Berkhamstead, Herts, UK; p2-5, (Spring).>, <ExternalResource: Westall, Richard J. (June 1986), 'William Westall in India', Marg Publications, Mumbai, India; p94-96, .>, <ExternalResource: Westall, Richard J. (April 2006), 'The Hodges/Westall Connection in Cook's Log', Captain Cook Society, Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK; Vol. 29, No. 2, p10, .>, <ExternalResource: Westall, Richard J. (October 2005), 'The Hodges/Westall Connection in Cook's Log', Captain Cook Society, Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK; Vol. 28, No. 4, p23-24, .>, <ExternalResource: Westall, Richard J. (1984), 'The Westall Brothers', Turner Studies, TATE, London, England, UK; p23-38, (Summer).>, <ExternalResource: Westall, Richard J. (2004), 'Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'.>, <ExternalResource: Westall, Richard J. (2005), 'Families in India Society Spring'.>, <ExternalResource: Westall, Richard J. (December 1986), 'Antiquarian Book Monthly Review'.>, <ExternalResource: Perry, T. & Simpson, D. (Ed.) (1962), 'Westall's Drawings'.>, <ExternalResource: Westall, Richard J. (June 1986), 'Marg Publications Mumbai'.>, <ExternalResource: 'Cook's Log Captain Cook Society'.>]
Arrivals
  • 1801
  • December 1801
Related people
  • Flinders, Matthew (associate of)
  • Banks, Joseph (associate of)
  • Westall, Martha (child of)
  • Westall, Ann (spouse of)
  • Westall, Richard (sibling of)
  • Westall, Benjamin (child of)
  • Flinders, Matthew (associate of)
  • Banks, Joseph (associate of)
  • Westall, Martha (child of)
  • Westall, Ann (spouse of)
  • Westall, Richard (sibling of)
  • Westall, Benjamin (child of)
Related person groups
  • British Institute, London, England, UK (associate of)
  • Royal Academy, London, England, UK (associate of)
  • British Institute, London, England, UK (associate of)
  • Royal Academy, London, England, UK (associate of)
Related works
  • Self-portrait of William Westall (creator of)
  • Part of King George III's Sound on the South Coast of New Holland (creator of)
  • View of Sir Edward Pellew's Group,Gulph of Carpenteria (creator of)
  • Cape Wilberforce (creator of)
  • Port Jackson, a native (creator of)
  • Self-portrait of William Westall (creator of)
  • View of Sir Edward Pellew's Group,Gulph of Carpenteria (creator of)
  • Cape Wilberforce (creator of)
  • Port Jackson, a native (creator of)
Related collections
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Ministry of Defence, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Ministry of Defence, London, England, UK (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Associate of the Royal Acadamy (received)
  • Fellow of the Linnean Society (received)
  • Fellow of the Linnean Society (received)
  • Associate of the Royal Acadamy (received)
Related events
  • The Sound of the Sky (exhibited at)
  • The Australian Landscape (exhibited at)
  • Associated Artists' Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • British Institution (exhibited at)
  • Royal Academy (exhibited at)
  • The Sound of the Sky (exhibited at)
  • Associated Artists' Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • British Institution (exhibited at)
  • Royal Academy (exhibited at)
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