John Mathieson Sharp b. 1823

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John Mathieson Sharp was a professional photographer as well as a dentist. He had a photographic partnership with Frederick Frith. Many of their photographs were of Tasmanian politicians. By the mid 1860s, though, he appears to have abandoned photography.
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Merry Musician
 
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Tablet to Dr Smith on Mount Wellington
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Ball-Room Government House
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Hobart Town from Rosney Point
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On the Derwent, New Norfolk
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