William Lorando Jones b. c.1819

  • Architect (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect),
  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Sculptor)
Nineteenth-century sculptor, professional photographer, architect, inventor and lecturer, he produced figurative statues among other things. His reputation was damaged when he was convicted for blasphemy,and he was soon forgotten colonially but enjoyed a glorified posthumous reputation in Wales.
Name
William Lorando Jones
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Architect (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect)
  • Artist (Photographer)
  • Artist (Sculptor)
Other Occupation
  • Lecturer (ANZSIC code: 8102)
  • Inventor (ANZSIC code: 6910)
Birth date
c.1819
Birth place
Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, UK
Death date
22 May 1893
Death place
Margaret Street, Petersham, Sydney, NSW
Burial place
Rookwood Cemetery, Rookwood, Sydney, NSW
Active Period
  • c.1843 - c.1888
Arrival
  • 1854 (Melbourne, Vic.)
Residence
  • 1859 - 1893 Sydney, NSW
  • c.1854 - c.1859 Melbourne, Vic.
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870