Historical information

Portrait photograph with artistic brushwork by Ballarat photographer Thornton c.1917. Thornton & Richards were one of Ballarat's major photographic studios and their work and historic records of schools, sporting and civic events remain a major record of social and family life in Ballarat region over a century.

Significance

Thornton & Richards were one of Ballarat's major photographic studios and this is an exceptional demonstration of their portraiture.