William Henry Le Mesurier

Also known as William Le Mesurier
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Caricaturist and army engineer. His work 'Professor Elliot's Grand Ascent de Cheminé' (1854) shows a hairy trouserless Lieutenant R. Elliot about to climb up the chimney during an evening drinking party, benignly observed by the local police magistrate and a fellow officer of the 99th Regiment.
Name
William Henry Le Mesurier
Also known as William Le Mesurier
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Other Occupation
  • Army engineer (ANZSIC code: 7600)
Active Period
  • c.1854
Residence
  • 1853 - 1856 Western Australia
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870