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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Name
William Westall
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Engraver
Birth date
12 October 1781
Birth place
Hertford, England, UK
Death date
22 January 1850
Death place
Hampstead, London, England, UK
Burial place
Hampstead, London, England, UK
Active Period
  • 1801 - 1849
Arrival
  • 1801
Residence
  • Jamaica
  • Madeira
  • India
  • China
  • Australia
  • South Africa
Training
  • 1799 - 1800 Royal Academy School, London, England, UK
Languages
  • English

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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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