Ralph Wilson b. 1827

  • Architect (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect),
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
English colonial architect and watercolourist who designed half of Melbourne while continuing to paint despite one critic describing his art as curry powder and mouldy bread.
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Name
Ralph Wilson
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Architect (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect)
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Architect (ANZSIC code: 6921)
Birth date
1827
Death date
c.1885
Death place
Melbourne, Vic.
Active Period
  • c.1850 - c.1885
Arrival
  • 1856 (Arrived Melbourne, Victoria.)
Residence
  • c.1866 Barkly Street, St Kilda, Melbourne, Vic.
  • c.1858 - c.1866 49 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, Vic.
  • c.1857 - c.1858 51 Swanston Street, Melbourne, Vic.
  • c.1850 - c.1856 16 Bridge Street West, London, England, UK
Cultural Heritage
  • English
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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References [<ExternalResource: Wilson, G.; & Sands, P. (1981), 'Building a City: 100 Years of Melbourne Architecture', Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: (27 November 1867), Argus, (supplement).>, <ExternalResource: (4 June 1859), Australian and New Zealand Gazette.>, <ExternalResource: Blank, A. L. (1968), 'Historical essay on Thomas James Crouch', Victoria : Bachelor of Architecture thesis, University of Melbourne.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Bruce, C.>]