Walter Preston b. 1777

Also known as Walter Presston, William Preston
  • Artist (Printmaker)
Walter Preston was engraver and convict. In 1811 he was sentenced to death for highway robbery at the Middlesex Assizes, London but was transported to Australia instead.

Citations

  • Bonyhady, T. (1988), 'The Skottowe Manuscript – A Commentary’, Sydney, NSW.

  • (1987), 'First Views of Australia 1788-1825’, McCormick, T., ed., Sydney, NSW.

  • Rienits, R. & Rienits, T. (1963), 'Early Artists of Australia’, Sydney, NSW.

  • Wallis, J. (1821), 'Historical Account of the Colony of New South Wales’, London, England, UK.

  • Wantrup, J. (1987), 'Australian Rare Books 1788-1900’, Potts Point, NSW.

  • Neville, R. (1989), 'Early printmaking in New South Wales’, Thesis, Master of Arts, Sydney University, Sydney, NSW.

  • Butler, Roger (2007), 'The story of Australian printmaking 1801-2005’, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT.

Initial data sources

  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870