Henry Lidgbird Ball b. 1756

  • Artist (Draughtsman)
A naval officer, Ball commanded a ship in the First Fleet. He discovered and named Lord Howe Island and made an ink and watercolour work to commemorate the occasion.
Name
Henry Lidgbird Ball
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Naval officer (ANZSIC code: 7600)
  • Cartographer (ANZSIC code: 6922)
Birth date
1756
Birth place
Cheshire, England, UK
Death date
22 October 1818
Death place
Mitcham, England, UK
Active Period
  • c.1788
Residence
  • c.February 1788 Norfolk Island
  • March 1791 - October 1818 England, UK
  • c.1790 - c.1791 Jakarta, Indonesia, Batavia, Dutch East Indies (Jakarta, Indonesia)
  • c.1788 - c.1789 Sydney, New South Wales
  • c.7 December 1756 - c.1756 Irby, Cheshire, England, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870