Antoine Fauchery b. 15 November 1823

  • Artist (Photographer)
Although the goldfields drew Antoine Fauchery to Australia, it is as a writer and photographer that he made most impression, eventually combining both of these skills to accompany French expeditionary forces in China as a war correspondent and official photographer. Perhaps more interestingly, though, he was the model for the painter Marcello in Puccini's 'La Bohème'.
Victoria Industrial Society Eighth Annual Exhibition
Date
11 February 1858
Place
Melbourne, VIC
Description
Type
Exhibition