Stephen Spurling b. 1821

  • Artist (Photographer)
A better photographer than businessman, Stephen Spurling was admired for his sensitive portraits. An album containing some of his work so impressed the Duke of Edinburgh on his visit to Tasmania in 1868 that the latter requested a duplicate be made for the Queen.
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References [<ExternalResource: Davies, Alan and Stanbury, Peter (1985), 'The Mechanical Eye in Australia: Photography 1841-1900', Melbourne, Victoria: Oxford University Press.>, <ExternalResource: Cato, J. (1955), 'The Story of the Camera in Australia', Melbourne, Victoria.>, <ExternalResource: (30 March 1878), Tasmanian.>, <ExternalResource: (24 May 1856), Tasmanian Daily News.>]