William Knight b. 28 February 1828

  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Photographer)
William Knight arrived in Melbourne in 1853 and worked as a Survey Engraver. He produced some lithographic work as well as photographs and sketches.

Citations

  • 'Family papers’.

  • Davies, Alan & Stanbury, Peter (1985), 'The Mechanical Eye in Australia: Photography 1841-1900’, Melbourne, Vic.

  • Fisher, R. (1986), 'Through a glass darkly: Photographers and their role in the Moreton Bay region before 1860’, Journal of the Royal Historical Society of Queensland, 12/3 February.

Initial data sources

  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870