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.
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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

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  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870
  • Photohistory of SA, Art Gallery of South Australia
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870
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References [<ExternalResource: Davies, Alan & Stanbury, Peter (1985), 'The Mechanical Eye in Australia: Photography 1841-1900', Oxford University Press, Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Noye, R. J. (1968), 'Early South Australian Photography: The R.J. Noye Collection', Adelaide, SA.>, <ExternalResource: Statton, J. (1986), 'Biographical Index of South Australians 1836-1885', Adelaide, SA.>, <ExternalResource: (1869), South Australian Almanac and Directory.>, <ExternalResource: Noye, R.J. (2007) ‘Dictionary of South Australian Photography 1845-1915’, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide. CD-ROM.>, <ExternalResource: Photohistory SA Archived Website>, <ExternalResource: Robinson, Julie and Zagala, Maria (2007), 'A Century in Focus: South Australian Photography 1840s to 1940s', Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide.>] [<ExternalResource: Davies, Alan & Stanbury, Peter (1985), 'The Mechanical Eye in Australia: Photography 1841-1900', Oxford University Press, Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Noye, R. J. (1968), 'Early South Australian Photography: The R.J. Noye Collection', Adelaide, SA.>, <ExternalResource: Statton, J. (1986), 'Biographical Index of South Australians 1836-1885', Adelaide, SA.>, <ExternalResource: (1869), South Australian Almanac and Directory.>]
See alsos [<ExternalResource: 'IMAGE: Philip James Marchant, Double Self Portrait 1865, albumen silver carte-de-viste photograph, R.J. Noye Colllection.'.>, <ExternalResource: Art Gallery of South Australia>] [<ExternalResource: 'IMAGE: Philip James Marchant, Double Self Portrait 1865, albumen silver carte-de-viste photograph, R.J. Noye Colllection.'.>]