Denis Downey b. c.1842

  • Artist (Photographer)
A photographer based in Carlton, Victoria. He died of arsenic poisoning, just one of the hazardous chemicals used in photography at the time.
Name
Denis Downey
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Photographer)
Birth date
c.1842
Death date
20 March 1870
Burial place
Roman Catholic General Cemetery, Melbourne, Vic
Active Period
  • c.1870
Residence
  • c.1970 - c.1870 Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870