John Adamson
Professor William MacDonald
About this artwork
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title:Professor William MacDonald
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accession number:PGP 49.1
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materials:Salt print
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date created:Unknown
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measurements:15.60 x 19.20 cm
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credit line:Provenance unknown
John Adamson
John Adamson
John Adamson was one of the pioneering photographic chemists in Scotland. He was born in Burnside, Fife, and studied medicine in St Andrews and Edinburgh. While developing his practice, he taught Chemistry and Natural Science at Madras College school (1837-40) and became interested in photography. He took the first successful…