John Mathieson Sharp b. 1823

  • Artist (Photographer)
John Mathieson Sharp was a professional photographer as well as a dentist. He had a photographic partnership with Frederick Frith. Many of their photographs were of Tasmanian politicians. By the mid 1860s, though, he appears to have abandoned photography.
Name
John Mathieson Sharp
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Photographer)
Other Occupation
  • dentist (ANZSIC code: 8531)
Birth date
1823
Death date
1899
Active Period
  • c.1855 - c.1865
Residence
  • Hobart Town, Tasmania
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870