Dr Udny

  • Artist (Photographer)
Dr Udny was a surgeon who visited Launceston, Van Diemen's Land in 1843. While there he advertised a calotype camera for sale in the Launceston Examiner. No evidence has yet been found that Udny used it though it's likely he did.

Citations

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

Initial data sources

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