Frederick Frith b. 1819

  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Painter)
Painter and professional photographer Frith's artistic legacy lies as a portrait and animal painter who pursued commercial success in Melbourne and Hobart.

Citations

  • Long, C., 'Tasmania – the first photographs’.

  • Davies, Alan and Stanbury, Peter (1985), 'The Mechanical Eye in Australia: Photography 1841-1900’, Melbourne, Vic.

  • Buscombe, E. (1978), 'Artists in Early Australia and their Portraits’, Sydney, NSW.

  • Newton, G. (1988), 'Shades of Light’, Canberra, ACT.

  • (1975), 'The Clifford Craig Collection’, Christie’s auction catalogue.

  • (17 September 1853), Armchair, September 17.

  • (1853), Argus, April 12.

  • (1855), Colonial Times, June 22.

  • (1854), Cornwall Chronicle, March 24.

  • (1855), Hobart Town Advertiser, January 16.

  • (1871), Illustrated Australian News, December 04.

  • (1859), Launceston Examiner, June 04.

  • (1864), Walch’s Literary Intelligencer, June 01.

  • Information sourced from Stilwell, G.T.

  • (1855), Hobarton Mercury, June 06.

  • (1853), Argus, August 26.

  • (1854), Cornwall Chronicle, November 24.

  • (1859), Cornwall Chronicle, March 12.

  • (1855), Hobart Town Advertiser, May 05.

  • (1857), Hobart Town Advertiser, November 17.

  • Information sourced from Laverty, Colin.

  • Information sourced from Bruce, C.

  • Information sourced from Lennon, J.

  • Information sourced from Newton, G.

  • Information sourced from Long, C.

Initial data sources

  • DAA with additions