William Friend Bentley b. 8 October 1836

  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Painter)
William Bentley was said to have been too small to even carry his own painting materials he was that young when his parents sent him to London to study at the Royal Academy of Art. Back in Burra Burra, South Australia by 17, where he remained for the rest of his life, Bentley worked as a photographer while painting and drawing local landscapes, townscapes, historical pictures and portraits.
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Name
William Friend Bentley
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Photographer)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Professional photographer (ANZSIC code: 6991)
Birth date
8 October 1836
Birth place
St Clement's Dane parish, London, England, UK
Death date
June 1910
Death place
Burra Burra, SA
Burial place
Wesleyan section, Burra Burra cemetary, SA
Death note
will geolocate with one Burra
Arrival
  • 1839 (Arrived in South Australia)
Residence
  • 1853 - 1910 South Australia
  • 1839 - 1910 Burra Burra, SA
  • 8 October 1836 - 1839 London, England, UK
Training
  • Royal Academy of Art Schools, London, England, UK
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 & Stanbury, Peter (1985), 'The Mechanical Eye in Australia: Photography 1841-1900', Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Auhl, I. (1975), 'Burra and District: A Pictorial Memoir', Adelaide, SA.>, <ExternalResource: McCulloch, A. (1984), 'Encyclopedia of Australian Art', Melbourne, Vic. 2nd Edition.>, <ExternalResource: Statton, J. (1986), 'Biographical Index of South Australians 1836-1885', Adelaide, SA.>, <ExternalResource: Bentley, M., 'William Bentley', National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT manuscript.>, <ExternalResource: Auhl, I. (1986), 'The Monster Mine', Burra, SA.>]