William Govett b. 1807 Tiverton, England, UK

Also known as William Romaine Govett
  • Artist (Painter)
Young exploratory surveyor who impressed others with his work so much that they named the most beautiful waterfall in that area 'Govett's Leap'. He was especially interested in depicting local Aborigines and their customs.
Talk | Version history | Updated Oct. 19, 2011 | Created Jan. 1, 1992
Name
William Govett
Also known as William Romaine Govett
Birth date
3 October 1807
Birth place
Tiverton, England, UK
Death date
22 August 1848
Death place
Brighton, England, UK
Burial place
St Peter's churchyard, Tiverton, England, UK
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Residence
  • 1827- 1835 Sydney, NSW
  • 3 October 1807- July 1827 Tiverton, England
Other Occupation
  • surveyor
Arrival
  • 1827 (vessel; 'Asia')
Active Period
  • 1839- 1847
  • 1831- 1835
Languages
  • English
Is Indigenous
No
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

sketcher and surveyor, was born in Tiverton, England, on 3 October 1807, son of John Govett, a surgeon and mayor of Tiverton in 1815.

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Writers:
Staff Writer
Date written:
1992
Last updated:
2011
associate of
Charles Rodius
1802
Artist (Performance Artist), Architect (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect), Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Lord Harrowby
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Thomas Livingstone Mitchell
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
John Parker
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
child of
John Govett
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
sibling of
née Govett Sarah Smith
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
relative of
Rev Josiah Smith
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Frederick Robert D'Arcy
Artist (Painter), Artist (Draughtsman)
Natives Ascending Lofty Trees
Trial of a Native Who has Recently Stolen His Wife from a Tribe to Which He Does Not Belong
The Corroboree, a Peculiar Dance of the Natives of New South Wales
Native Women Weeping over a Grave
The only competent person
Greenwich, Chelsea
Collections
Citations:
  • Renard, G. and Potts, A. (eds), (1977), William Romaine Govett: Sketches of New South Wales, (Place: Melbourne, Victoria)
  • Parsons, V., (1966), 'William Romaine Govett', (Place: Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol 1, ed. D. Pike, A. Shaw, M. Clark, B. Nairn, G. Serle and R. Ward, Melbourne, Victoria)