Morton Allport b. 4 December 1830

Also known as Paul Ricochet
  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Painter)
Painter and amateur photographer. Allport appears to have made the first photographic expedition to the Lake St Clair region in Tasmania, exhibiting the stereoscopic photographs he took at the 1862-63 Hobart Town Art Treasures and Industries Exhibition.
Name
Morton Allport
Also known as Paul Ricochet (Thought to be a pseudonym)
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Photographer)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Naturalist (ANZSIC code: 6910)
  • Solicitor (ANZSIC code: 6931)
Birth date
4 December 1830
Birth place
England, UK
Death date
10 September 1878
Death place
Hobart, Tas.
Burial place
Queenborough Cemetery, Hobart, Tas.
Active Period
  • c.1858 - c.1873
Arrival
  • 11 December 1831 (Arrived Hobart Town, Tas. aboard the 'Platina'.)
Residence
  • 11 December 1831 - 10 September 1878 Hobart Town, Tas.
  • c.4 December 1830 - c.July 1831 England, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870