[1] His first artistic influences came from his mother, who set up a school for young ladies where she taught "French, music and drawing".

During this employment Piguenit provided lithographic illustrations for The Salmon Ponds and vicinity, New Norfolk, Tasmania.

Until he got a good price for a painting from Sir James Agnew, the Premier of Tasmania, he had little success as a painter.

The paintings he produced of western Tasmania were purchased by the Tasmanian government under a special act of parliament.

[3] He was buried in the Field of Mars cemetery, where his headstone inscription reads: IN LOVING MEMORY OF WILLIAM CHARLES PIGUENIT DIED 17th JULY 1914; AGED 77 YEARS.