Alfred R. Fenton

  • Artist (Photographer)
Fenton was well known as a photographer and thought to be one of the first to advertise the pannotype. Obsessive about his hobby, he is said to have melted down the family silver and taken over the kitchen stove to distil his brews.
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Name
Alfred R. Fenton
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Photographer)
Other Occupation
  • Policeman
Death date
1887
Active Period
  • 1856 - 1887
Residence
  • c.1856- Ballarat, Vic.
Cultural Heritage
  • Irish
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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  • Coldrey, Frederick H. (associate of)
  • Stubbs, E. G. (parent of)
  • Coldrey, Frederick H. (associate of)