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William Westall

?–1850

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WikidataQ8020218

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1 cross-verified · 5 single-source

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Birth yearWikidata· 92%
Death yearWikidata· 92%
NationalityWikidata· 92%
Primary mediumWikidata· 92%
BiographyWikipedia· 88%

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Aichttps://www.artic.edu/artists/28345
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred95%

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William Westall was a British landscape artist best known as one of the first artists to work in Australia.

Source: Aic · Trust score: 95% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (23)

The Commencement of the Deluge

1848 · oil paint

support: 1270 x 1930 mm

Tate

Whampoa and the Canton River

1845 · graphite

Raglan Castle, from the Terrace

1845

Raglan Castle, the Paved Court

1845

Raglan Castle, from the keep

1843

Ragland Castle, the Fountain Court

1843

Raglan Castle, from the entrance gate

1843

Raglan Castle, the Banqueting Hall

1843

Ragland Castle

1840

View of the High Street, Windsor

1830 · oil paint

Halkin Castle, Flintshire

1826

King's College and Clare College, Cambridge, from the River Cam

1825 · oil paint

Barnes Terrace

1823 · lithograph print

Mortlake

1823 · lithograph print

Entrance to the Avenue from Clare Hall Piece, Cambridge

1820 · Watercolor, with graphite and touches of gouache, heightened with white gouache, on cream wove paper

19.8 × 27.7 cm (7 13/16 × 10 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Byland Abbey, Yorkshire

1810 · Graphite squared in graphite, on cream wove paper, pieced together and laid down on buff wove paper

18.8 × 28.2 cm (7 7/16 × 11 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Port Jackson, New South Wales

1809 · aquatint

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Saint Holding Scroll

1801 · Watercolor over graphite, heightened with white gouache and gum varnish, on cream wove paper, laid down on board

14.3 × 11.1 cm (5 11/16 × 4 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

St Paul's Cathedral from the River, London

oil paint

Clapton House School

lithograph print

Entrance to Newmarket

graphite

Park Place, Henley on Thames

graphite

London from Greenwich

oil paint

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23 published of 27 catalogued · 22 with image

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48 entries · 2 sources

The Commencement of the Deluge
1848 · Tate · 6 prov
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Whampoa and the Canton River
1845 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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View of the High Street, Windsor
1830 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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King's College and Clare College, Cambridge, from the River Cam
1825 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Barnes Terrace
1823 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Mortlake
1823 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Port Jackson, New South Wales
1809 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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St Paul's Cathedral from the River, London
— · Wikidata · 4 prov
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Park Place, Henley on Thames
— · Wikidata · 4 prov
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London from Greenwich
— · Wikidata · 4 prov
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