William Adeney b.

  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Male colonial sketcher who drew landscapes throughout his migration to Australia. He eventually squatted in the Western District of Victoria where he pursued an anthropological interest in local indigenous culture.
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Name
William Adeney
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Squatter
Birth date
Birth place
England, UK, England, UK?
Birth note
Place uncertain
Active Period
  • c.1842 - c.1864
Residence
  • c.1843 - c.1867 Western District, Vic.
  • c.1842 southern seas around Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania)
  • c.1842 Portsmouth, England, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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Related works
  • The Iron Pot Light House, Mount Wellington (creator of)
  • Bruny Island, Tasman's Head South Side (creator of)
  • Facsimilie [sic] of Sketches Made by Mm. [sic] Wm. Adeney during a Voyage to Port Phillip, Australia (creator of)
Related collections
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)