Charles Nettleton b. c.1825

  • Artist (Photographer)
A professional photographer, he is generally regarded as the major photographic recorder of Melbourne's growth from settlement to great city. Working as the official photographer to the Victorian government and to the City of Melbourne Corporation, Nettleton's most famous photograph is a portrait of Ned Kelly taken the day before he was hanged.
Name
Charles Nettleton
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Photographer)
Birth date
c.1825
Birth place
England, UK
Death date
4 January 1902
Death place
VIC
Active Period
  • c.1854 - c.1893
Arrival
  • 1854 (Melbourne, Vic.)
Residence
  • c.1860 - c.1880 Ballarat, Vic.
  • 1854 - 1892 Melbourne, Vic.
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870