Charles Percy Pickering b. c.8 September 1825

  • Artist (Photographer)
Professional photographer with several different studios in Sydney. Commissioned by NSW government in 1871 but was later bankrupt, then twice after retiring from photography in 1875.

Citations

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

  • Newton, G. (1988), 'Shades of Light’, Canberra, ACT.

  • Information sourced from Ahern, Judith.

  • Information sourced from Lennon, Jane.

  • Information sourced from Callaway, A.

Initial data sources

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