Archibald McDonald b. c.1831

Also known as Archibald Macdonald
  • Artist (Photographer)
McDonald ran a successful photography business in Melbourne - shifting location every few years as partnerships changed or he outgrew his premises. He produced numerous carte-de-visite portraits for Melbourne residents, group portraits of Aborigines, landscapes and pictures of local celebrities, and was particularly famous for his daguerreotypes.
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associate of
Townsend Duryea
1823
Artist (Photographer)
associate of
Sanford Duryea
Artist (Photographer)
associate of
Thomas Adams Hill
Artist (Photographer), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Alfred Abbott
1838
Artist (Photographer)
sibling of
Alexander McDonald
Other occupation
child of
Hugh McDonald
Other occupation
child of
née McDougal Grace McDonald
Other occupation
spouse of
née McManus Clara Stanley McDonald
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associate of
Alfred Bock
1831
Artist (Photographer), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Charles Nettleton
1831
Artist (Photographer)

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References [<ExternalResource: Davies, Alan and Stanbury, Peter (1985), 'The Mechanical Eye in Australia: Photography 1841-1900', Oxford University Press, Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Ennis, Helen (2000), 'Mirror with a Memory', National Portrait Gallery catalogue, Canberra, ACT.>, <ExternalResource: (4 December 1873), Illustrated Australian News.>, <ExternalResource: (29 September 1866), Telegraph.>, <ExternalResource: Melbourne street directories and exhibition catalogues, 1860-1869.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Callaway, A.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Thomson, J.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Stilwell, G.T.>]