George Washington Wilson
Channel Fleet in the Firth of Forth, HMS Donegal
About this artwork
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artist:George Washington Wilson (1823 - 1893) Scottish
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title:Channel Fleet in the Firth of Forth, HMS Donegal
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date created:1860
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materials:Carte de visite
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measurements:6.10 x 9.40 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Collection of Mrs Catherine Clark, gifted by her sons Sandy, David and Peter in her memory, 2008
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accession number:PGP 403.130
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George Washington Wilson
George Washington Wilson
A hugely successful businessman, George Washington Wilson had left home at twelve to be a carpenter and subsequently trained as a portrait painter before turning to photography in 1853. By the 1860s he owned printing works in Aberdeen that produced thousands of prints with views from all over...