Samuel White Sweet b. 1 May 1825

  • Artist (Photographer)
Colonial photographer and master mariner, awarded a silver medal for his photographs at the Calcutta International Exhibition in 1885. His photographic career included some unusual and rare shots in Australian photographic history such as the settlement at Port Darwin, the Point Macleay Station which was used as the front piece of Rev. G. Taplin's book, Narrinyeri and views of the outback and rem
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Name
Samuel White Sweet
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Photographer)
Other Occupation
  • Master mariner (ANZSIC code: 48)
Birth date
1 May 1825
Birth place
Portsea, Hampshire, England, UK
Death date
4 January 1886
Death place
Halldale, Riverton, SA
Active Period
  • 1866 - 1885
Arrival
  • c.1862 (Queensland)
Residence
  • 1885 - 1886 Adelaide, SA
  • c.1878 - c.1884 South Australia
  • 1872 - 1873 Darwin, NT
  • c.1866 - c.1869 Adelaide, SA
  • 1866 Sydney, NSW
  • 1862 - 1866 Queensland
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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Related people
  • Gibson, William (associate of)
  • Goyder, George (associate of)
  • Johnson, Charles E. (associate of)
  • Young, John (associate of)
  • Manning, William (associate of)
  • Hamley, (associate of)
  • Foelsche, Charles (associate of)
  • Sweet, Elizabeth (spouse of)
  • Wyatt, William (associate of)
  • Gibson, William (associate of)
  • Goyder, George (associate of)
  • Johnson, Charles E. (associate of)
  • Young, John (associate of)
  • Manning, William (associate of)
  • Hamley, (associate of)
  • Foelsche, Charles (associate of)
  • Sweet, Elizabeth (spouse of)
Related person groups
  • Royal Navy (associate of)
  • Royal Navy (associate of)
Related works
  • (Adelaide Arcade) (creator of)
  • (Outback and remote homesteads of South Australia) (creator of)
  • (Frontispiece for the Rev. G. Taplin's book on the "Narrinyeri") (creator of)
  • (Three figures leaning on a wagon; J.A.G. Little, R.C.Patterson, Charles Todd & A.J. Mitchell at Roper River) (creator of)
  • (Official ceremony of the planting of the first telegraph pole at Port Darwin) (creator of)
  • (Members of the Overland Telegraph party in front of the jetty, the supplies and the ship, with the river and bush in the background) (creator of)
  • (Port Darwin settlement) (creator of)
  • (Roper River settlement) (creator of)
  • (Sir William Manning's house, Wallaroy, Woollahra) (creator of)
  • (Fig-tree near Brisbane River) (creator of)
  • (Adelaide Arcade) (creator of)
  • (Outback and remote homesteads of South Australia) (creator of)
  • (Frontispiece for the Rev. G. Taplin's book on the "Narrinyeri") (creator of)
  • (Three figures leaning on a wagon; J.A.G. Little, R.C.Patterson, Charles Todd & A.J. Mitchell at Roper River) (creator of)
  • (Official ceremony of the planting of the first telegraph pole at Port Darwin) (creator of)
  • (Members of the Overland Telegraph party in front of the jetty, the supplies and the ship, with the river and bush in the background) (creator of)
  • (Port Darwin settlement) (creator of)
  • (Roper River settlement) (creator of)
  • (Sir William Manning's house, Wallaroy, Woollahra) (creator of)
  • (Fig-tree near Brisbane River) (creator of)
Related collections
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Mortlock Library of South Australiana, State Library of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Mortlock Library of South Australiana, State Library of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
Related events
  • Calcutta International Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • South Australian Society of Arts Eleventh Annual Exhibition (None)
  • Calcutta International Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • South Australian Society of Arts Eleventh Annual Exhibition (None)
Field Changes
Biography
Date modified April 10, 2011, 10:43 p.m. April 10, 2011, 10:43 p.m.