William Pybus b. c.1819

Also known as Tybus
  • Artist (Painter)
William Pybus a painter, was presumably the Mr Pybus who advertised in February 1854 that he 'would be happy to paint Portraits, if he could procure a room in Hobart Town suited to the purpose'. His trouble did not stop there, throughout his career his case and talent was championed by critics who could not understand his lack of employment.

Citations

  • 'NSW Death Records : 3790/1859; 6167/1871’.

  • Dixson, W., 'Notes on Australian artists’, Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (manuscript WD53).

  • Information sourced from Chapman, W.

  • Information sourced from Glover, M.

  • Information sourced from Stilwell, G.T.

Initial data sources

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