Person

Strutt, William (1825 - 1915)

Born: 3 July 1825
Teignmouth, Devon, England
Died: 3 January 1915
Wadhurst, Sussex, England
Occupation: Artist

Summary

William Strutt painted portraits and events of historical interest, including the Burke and Wills expedition of 1861.

Details

Came to Australia 1850. Worked as a lithographer and as a painter of portraits and events of historical interest. Settled near New Plymouth, New Zealand 1855-56, Melbourne 1856-62, returned to England 1862.

Published resources

Book Sections

Tipping, Marjorie J., 'Strutt, William (1825-1915)' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 6: 1851 - 1890 R - Z, Bede Nairn, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1976), pp. 210-211. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A060229b.htm. Details

Resources

Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1644986. Details
VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/13653617. Details
'Strutt, William (1825-1915)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-488856. Details

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