William H. Wilson b. c.1795

  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Printmaker)
Wilson was an illustrator and wood-engraver who came to Sydney in 1828 where he took up premises as one of the few commercial artist-engravers in the town.

Citations

  • (1836), 'New South Wales Calendar and General Post Office Directory 1836-1837’.

  • Maclehose, J. (1838), 'Picture of Sydney and Stranger’s Guide to New South Wales’.

  • Walker, R. (1976), 'The Newspaper Press in New South Wales 1803-1920’, Sydney, NSW.

  • (1834), Sydney, NSW : Australian Almanack and Sydney Directory.

  • Neville, R. (1989), 'Printmakers in early New South Wales’, Sydney, NSW : MA thesis, University of Sydney.

  • (1828), 'New South Wales Census 1828’, New South Wales.

  • Martin, J. (1838), 'The Australian Sketch Book’, London, England, UK.

Initial data sources

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