three late albumen prints, c.1890-1900, each mounted on card and numbered in the negative, with wetstamp verso 'Printed by J.W. Beattie, Hobart' and each bearing the name A Butcher in faint pencil, one titled 'Coconut Walk in Lifuka, one titled 'Roman Catholic Church Tonga', the third a surf and headland view, untitled. Each 9cm x 12cm, on cards 10.6cm x 16.4cm.
Note: Beattie was an important 19th century Australian photographer becoming State Photographer of Tasmania in 1896. He made photographic trips to the South Sea Islands, but also lent his camera to his friend Bishop Montgomery to record the islands. The fact that these are stamped 'Printed by' may indicate that the Bishop was the photographer.
three late albumen prints, c.1890-1900, each mounted on card and numbered in the negative, with wetstamp verso 'Printed by J.W. Beattie, Hobart' and each bearing the name A Butcher in faint pencil, one titled 'Coconut Walk in Lifuka, one titled 'Roman Catholic Church Tonga', the third a surf and headland view, untitled. Each 9cm x 12cm, on cards 10.6cm x 16.4cm.
Note: Beattie was an important 19th century Australian photographer becoming State Photographer of Tasmania in 1896. He made photographic trips to the South Sea Islands, but also lent his camera to his friend Bishop Montgomery to record the islands. The fact that these are stamped 'Printed by' may indicate that the Bishop was the photographer.
Auction: Books, Photographs & Works on Paper, 9th Sep, 2021
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