C. A. H. Williamson b. c.1807

  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Photographer)
Colonial male photographer whose diverse practice of producing wet-plate albumen prints, ambrotypes, alabastrine portraits and daguerreotypes seems to have existed for only two years before he became a merchant and a publican in Launceston.
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Name
C. A. H. Williamson
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Photographer)
Birth date
c.1807
Death date
1873
Active Period
  • c.1860 - c.1862
Residence
  • c.1880 - c.1890 Federal Hotel, 5 Brisbane Street, Launceston, Tas.
  • c.1862 Alabastrine Portrait Gallery, Cameron Street, Launceston, Tas.
  • c.1860 - c.1862 Alabastrine Portrait Gallery, Brisbane Street, Launceston, Tas.
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • DAA with additions

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