William Thomas Lyttleton b. c.1786

Also known as H. W.
  • Artist (Painter)
Early 19th century painter and soldier who lived and painted in Van Diemen's Land and Ceylon. Lyttleton was also interested in architecture and he erected the house now known as Pinefield at Longford.

Citations

  • (31 October 1839), 'Launceston Advertiser’.

  • Craig, C. (1966), 'William Thomas Lyttleton’, Melbourne, Vic : in Australian Dictionary of Biography, (Volume 2), Pike, D. (ed.).

  • Flower, C. (1974), 'The Antipodes Observed’, South Melbourne, Vic.

  • Moore, William (1934), 'The Story of Australian Art’, Sydney, NSW :Angus and Robertson, (2 volumes), (facsimile reprint, 1980).

  • de Silva, R.K. (1985), 'Early Prints of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) 1800-1900’, London, England, UK.

  • 'Notes on the Lyttleton Family’, Sydney, NSW: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales (manuscript PXn 203).

  • Information sourced from Hoorn, Jeanette.

  • Information sourced from Laverty, Colin.

  • Information sourced from Neville, Richard.

See also

  • 'Race Meet n.d., oil on panel, initialled l.l., 10.5 x 20 cm, colour ill. Christie's Sydney 14-15 August 1994, lot 5.'.

Initial data sources

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