Conrad Wagner b. c.1818

  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Painter)
Painter, scene-painter and professional photographer of German origin. Always more interested in painting than photography, Wagner produced watercolours, pastels and oil paintings as well as painting over enlarged photographs. His speciality was posthumous portraits.
Name
Conrad Wagner
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Photographer)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • scene-painter (ANZSIC code: 9002)
  • professional photographer (ANZSIC code: 6991)
Birth date
c.1818
Birth place
Offenbach, Germany
Death date
1 August 1910
Death place
Redfern, Sydney, NSW
Burial place
Church of England Cemetery at Waverley, Sydney, NSW
Active Period
  • c.1861 - c.1893
Arrival
  • 1856 (Arrived NSW aboard 'Ceasar Goddefroy'. Arrived in Grafton 1856-03-31)
Residence
  • c.1872 - c.1910 Glen Innes, NSW
  • c.June 1863 - c.October 1863 Sydney, NSW
  • c.31 March 1856 - c.June 1863 Grafton, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • DAA with additions