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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Name
Stephen Spurling
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Photographer)
Other Occupation
  • craftsman (ANZSIC code: 9002)
  • photographer (ANZSIC code: 6991)
  • surveyor (ANZSIC code: 6922)
Birth date
1821
Death date
1892
Active Period
  • c.1860 - c.1875
Arrival
  • 1837
Residence
  • c.1837 - c.1875 Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land , Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania)
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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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.>]