William Oglesby b.

  • Artist (Photographer)
A photographer from London who was said to have produced the first hand-coloured daguerreotypes in South Australia between 1849 and 1851.
Name
William Oglesby
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Photographer)
Other Occupation
  • Daguerreotype portrait photographer (ANZSIC code: 6991)
Birth date
Birth place
London, England, UK, London, England, UK, or Hesse-Cassel, Germany.
Birth note
Place uncertain
Active Period
  • c.1849 - c.1851
Residence
  • c.January 1851- Adelaide, SA
  • c.1849 Clarendon, Adelaide Hills, SA
Cultural Heritage
  • English
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870