Matthew Henry Smyth Blood b. c.1808

  • Artist (Photographer)
Kapunda, South Australia's first resident general practitioner, Blood was also a keen amateur photographer who was said to submit most of his friends to the ordeal of being photographed. Blood was mayor of Kapunda when the Duke of Edinburgh visited the town and surrounding mines in 1867.
Name
Matthew Henry Smyth Blood
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Photographer)
Other Occupation
  • Doctor (ANZSIC code: 8511)
Birth date
c.1808
Birth place
Springfield, County Clare, Ireland
Death date
c.30 March 1883
Death place
South Australia, SA
Active Period
  • c.1860 - c.1880
Residence
  • Kapunda, SA
  • Springfield, County Clare, Ireland
Cultural Heritage
  • Irish
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870