Frederick Strange b. c.1807

  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Painter)
Shipped to Tasmania for robbing a grocery shop, Strange established himself as a portrait painter in Launceston where he also painted a number of views of the town, many of which are now held in the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston. After a time spent working as a colourist and retoucher of daguerreotypes for C.A.H. Williamson, Strange ironically turned to the grocery business.
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Citations

  • Allport, H. (1931), 'Early art in Tasmania’, Hobart, Tas. : Mercury, 08-20, ALSO: 1931-08-21; 1931-08-24; 1931-08-25.

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