Emily Florence Cazneau

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Emily Florence Cazneau (Bentley)

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Birthplace: New Zealand
Death: March 24, 1892 (36)
SA, Australia
Immediate Family:

Wife of Pierce Mott Cazneaux
Mother of Major Gordon Cazneau; Private and Harold Cazneaux
Sister of Lillian Piesley

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About Emily Florence Cazneau

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 1870s, establishing a professional photographic studio with her husband.

Emily Florence 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.[6] The National Library of New Zealand also holds examples of her work.

Emily Florence met her husband Pierce Mott Cazneau while working at Freemans Brother. She married him on 23 December 1876. She went on to give birth to her son Harold on 30 March 1878 in Wellington

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Emily Florence Cazneau's Timeline

1855
May 14, 1855
New Zealand
1878
March 30, 1878
Wellington, New Zealand
1880
1880
Wellington, New Zealand
1892
March 24, 1892
Age 36
SA, Australia
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