John Beauchamp

  • Artist (Photographer)
A professional photographer who worked with William Davies in Sydney before being brought to court in 1868 for possessing obscene prints and photographic negatives of 'an extremely disgusting character.' There is speculation that this is the same J. Beauchamp who 10 years later was working with William Bardell in Victoria - far from the scene of his original misdemeanours.

professional photographer, worked as a camera operator for William Davies at Sydney until brought before the court in November 1868 and fined £100 with the option of six months’ imprisonment for possessing 'obscene prints and engravings and other obscene and indecent articles’ said to consist of 'photographic negatives of an extremely disgusting character’. In 1878 one J. Beauchamp was in partnership with William Bardwell at the Royal Studio, Ballarat, Victoria – possibly the same man re-establishing his career in another colony.

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Writers:
Staff Writer
Date written:
1992
Last updated:
2011