Thomas Watling b. 1762

Also known as Thomas Watlin
  • Artist (Painter)
Painter, author and convict from Dumfries, Scotland, Watling was transported to Sydney in 1792. Most of Watling's work are of natural history subjects but there are also many sensitive portraits of Aboriginal figures and a few landscape views, which serve as invaluable records of early colonial life.
Name
Thomas Watling
Also known as Thomas Watlin
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • author (ANZSIC code: 9002)
  • draughtsman (ANZSIC code: 692)
  • art master (ANZSIC code: 802)
Birth date
1762
Birth place
Dumfries, Scotland, UK
Active Period
  • 1792 - 1804
Arrival
  • 1792 (Sydney, NSW, vessel; 'Royal Admiral')
Residence
  • c.1762 - c.1814 Dumfries, Scotland, UK
  • c.1800 - c.1803 Calcutta (Kolkata), India, Calcutta (Kolkota), India
  • c.1792 - c.1797 Sydney, New South Wales
  • 1762 - 1789 Dumfries, Scotland, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870