Joseph H. Soden b. 1840

  • Artist (Photographer)
Professional photographer, arriving from London in Melbourne 1853. In a scandalous series of events, Soden was accused of forging pound notes and served out his conviction in Pentridge Prison in the same year that his photographs were exhibited at the Melbourne Intercolonial Exhibition.
Name
Joseph H. Soden
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Photographer)
Birth date
1840
Birth place
London, England, UK
Death date
24 October 1884
Death place
Sydney, NSW
Active Period
  • 1866 - 1882
Arrival
  • 1853 (Melbourne, Vic; aboard the 'Gloriana'.)
Residence
  • c.1853 - c.1881 Melbourne, VIC
  • c.1881 - c.1882 Sydney, NSW
  • 1866 Pentridge Prison, Coburg, VIC
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870