Carl August Oesten b. c.1842

Also known as Shellean
  • Artist (Photographer)
Travelling photographer allegedly deserting his de facto wife and two children in Sydney, September 1861. Despite a police warrant for his arrest in February 1862, he was still at large in June 1862 and rumoured to be working as a photographer in Melbourne.
Name
Carl August Oesten
Also known as Shellean (alias)
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Photographer)
Other Occupation
  • Photographer (ANZSIC code: 6991)
Birth date
c.1842
Birth place
Sweden
Active Period
  • c.1860 - c.1862
Residence
  • c.September 1861 - c.June 1862 Melbourne, VIC?
  • c.September 1861 - c.February 1862 Yass, NSW?
  • c.September 1861 - c.February 1862 Goulburn, NSW?
  • c.1861- Sydney, NSW
Cultural Heritage
  • Swedish
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870