Charles Henry Woolcott b. 1821

Also known as C. H. W.
  • Artist (Painter)
Painter and public servant, was born in Exeter, England. In 1832 he accompanied his parents to Sydney, where he began to work with the City Corporation. Woolcott was said to have rowed across the harbour to work every day. Very few of his works are known.

Citations

  • (1986), 'Fine Australian Paintings and Drawings’, Sotheby’s catalogue Sydney (October), New South Wales.

  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, PXn 514.

Initial data sources

  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870