Archibald McDonald b. c.1831

Also known as Archibald Macdonald
  • Artist (Photographer)
McDonald ran a successful photography business in Melbourne - shifting location every few years as partnerships changed or he outgrew his premises. He produced numerous carte-de-visite portraits for Melbourne residents, group portraits of Aborigines, landscapes and pictures of local celebrities, and was particularly famous for his daguerreotypes.

Citations

  • Davies, Alan and Stanbury, Peter (1985), 'The Mechanical Eye in Australia: Photography 1841-1900’, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, Vic.

  • Ennis, Helen (2000), 'Mirror with a Memory’, National Portrait Gallery catalogue, Canberra, ACT.

  • (4 December 1873), Illustrated Australian News.

  • (29 September 1866), Telegraph.

  • Melbourne street directories and exhibition catalogues, 1860-1869.

  • Information sourced from Callaway, A.

  • Information sourced from Thomson, J.

  • Information sourced from Stilwell, G.T.

Initial data sources

  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870