Samuel Elyard b. 9 May 1817

  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Painter)
Influenced by his teacher John Skinner Prout and by Conrad Martens, Elyard favoured picturesque buildings, street scenes and landscapes. He was a colourful figure who at various times claimed to be the biblical Elijah and the King of Australia.
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References [<ExternalResource: Saclier, M.J. (1976), 'Samuel Elyard', Australian Dictionary of Biography, eds. D. Pike, A. Shaw, M. Clark, B. Nairn, G. Serle and R. Ward, volume 4, Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Holden, R. (1988), 'Photography in Colonial Australia: The Mechanical Eye and the Illustrated Book', Potts Point, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Thomas, Daniel (1976), 'Australian Art in the 1870s', Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Watkins, J. (1982), 'Samuel Elyard, S.H.', Ervin Gallery catalogue, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: (1872), Sydney Mail, March 09.>, <ExternalResource: 'Elyard Family Papers', Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Elyard, Samuel (transcr. Neville, R.) (1853), 'Samuel Elyard Diaries 1837-38', Manuscript, Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Elyard, S. (1892), 'Scenery of Shoalhaven', Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: (1873), Sydney Mail, April 19.>, <ExternalResource: (1876), Sydney Mail, March 11.>, <ExternalResource: 'Elyard Family Papers', Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.>]