Philip James Marchant b. 18 December 1846

  • Artist (Photographer)
Philip Marchant was a colonial photographer in South Australia. Skilled in various photographic processes, he produced a double portrait of himself while showing no signs of how he did it, in order to advertise his business which claimed to take portraits of squirming infants in one second.
Name
Philip James Marchant
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Photographer)
Birth date
18 December 1846
Birth place
Beer, Devon, England, UK
Death date
7 August 1910
Death place
South Australia, SA
Burial place
Gawler, SA
Active Period
  • c.1864 - c.1910
Arrival
  • 1861 (Arrived on board the 'Harwick'.)
Residence
  • c.1882 - c.1910 Gawler, SA
  • c.1887 - c.1897 Latrobe, Tasmania
  • c.1864 - c.1882 Waymouth Street, Adelaide, SA
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870
  • Photohistory of SA, Art Gallery of South Australia