William Winstanley b. c.1788

  • Artist (Painter)
William Winstanley was a painter and scene-painter. Together with his wife and six children he arrived in Sydney in 1833. Winstanley worked as a scene-painter at the Theatre Royal as well as at the Royal Victoria Theatre.
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Name
William Winstanley
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • scene-painter (ANZSIC code: 9002)
Birth date
c.1788
Death date
7 February 1842
Death place
Elizabeth Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Burial place
Devonshire Street Cemetery, Sydney, New South Wales
Active Period
  • 1833 - 1839
Arrival
  • 2 May 1833 (Sydney, vessel; Adventure)
Residence
  • Elizabeth Street, Sydney, New South Wales
  • Hunter Street, Sydney, New South Wales
  • May 1833 Macquarie Place, New South Wales
  • Liverpool, England
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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