William Strutt

1825 - 1915 English

William Strutt

Documentou a história australiana

William Strutt foi um artista inglês. Strutt nasceu em Teignmouth, Devon, Inglaterra, e veio de uma família de artistas; seu avô, Joseph Strutt, era um conhecido autor e artista, e seu pai, William Thomas Strutt, era um bom pintor de miniaturas. William Strutt teve uma vida estudantil em Paris, França, e na Inglaterra, estudando pintura figurativa e histórica. Em resposta a um quase colapso nervoso e problemas nos olhos, Strutt decidiu visitar a Austrália, chegando em 5 de julho de 1850 no navio Culloden, onde depois se casou. In Melbourne, Strutt found employment as an illustrator on the short-lived Illustrated Australian Magazine, published by Thomas Ham, as there was little demand for the figurative and history paintings for which he was trained. Some of his designs did, however, lead to commissions, including a design for a new postage stamp, and an Anti-Transportation League card. Despite the lack of interest for major history paintings in Melbourne, Strutt continued to sketch suitable subjects, including the ‘Black Thursday’ bushfires, which swept over the colony on 6 February 1851. It was from these sketches that Strutt composed one of his most notable paintings some 10 years later, Black Thursday, 6 February. 1851, 1864, which depicted animals and men fleeing from the fire. William Strutt faleceu em Wadhurst, Sussex, Inglaterra, em 3 de janeiro de 1915.

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