Walter Preston b. 1777

Also known as Walter Presston, William Preston
  • Artist (Printmaker)
Walter Preston was engraver and convict. In 1811 he was sentenced to death for highway robbery at the Middlesex Assizes, London but was transported to Australia instead.
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associate of
Philip Slaeger
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Draughtsman)
associate of
Richard Browne
1776
Artist (Painter)
associate of
John Eyre
1771
Artist (Painter)
associate of
John William Lewin
1770
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Absalom West
Other occupation
associate of
James Wallis
1777
Artist (Painter)

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