Emily Florence Cazneau, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Emily Florence Cazneau

New Zealand photographer and photocolourist (1855 - 1892)

Date of Birth: 14-May-1855

Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Date of Death: 24-Mar-1892

Profession: photographer

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Emily Florence Cazneau (née Bentley, 14 May 1855 – 24 March 1892) was an Australian born New Zealand artist and professional photographer.
Cazneau originally worked in Sydney at the Freeman Brothers photographic studio as a colourist and miniature painter.
She moved to Wellington in the early 1870's, establishing a professional photographic studio with her husband.Cazneau took photographs of the Mount Tarawera eruption.
She also lectured at the Exhibition Building in Wellington using lantern slides made from her negatives.She continued to operate the studio until 1890 when she moved to Adelaide.
She died on the 24th of March 1892.
An example of her work is in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.
The National Library of New Zealand also holds examples of her work.