威廉·斯特拉特

1825 - 1915 English

以藝術記錄澳洲歷史

威廉·斯特拉特是一位英國藝術家。 斯特拉特出生於英國德文郡的廷茅斯，出身於一個藝術家家庭。他的祖父約瑟夫·斯特拉特是一位著名的作家和藝術家，他的父親威廉·托馬斯·斯特拉特是一位出色的微型畫家。威廉·斯特拉特在法國巴黎和英國度過學生時代，學習人物畫和歷史畫。由於近乎崩潰的精神狀態和眼部問題，斯特拉特決定前往澳大利亞，並於1850年7月5日乘坐「卡洛登號」抵達，隨後在那裡結婚。 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. 威廉·斯特拉特於1915年1月3日在英國薩塞克斯郡的沃德赫斯特去世。