William Blackwood b. 1824

Also known as Olaf William Blackwood
  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Painter)
Despite also being a portrait painter, it was as a professional photographer that Blackwood received the most acclaim. In 1858 he took 11 imperial size, wet-plate photographs from the top of Government House and combined them to form a large-scale Panorama of Sydney Harbour, the first produced in the colony. It was rapturously received by the Sydney Morning Herald, described as "not merely faultle
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Photograph of Australian Subscription Library
 
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Photograph of St James's Church
 
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Photograph of the University of Sydney
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Panorama of Sydney Harbour
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