Thomas Rodger

Unidentified woman

National Galleries of Scotland collection. Photo, National Galleries of Scotland.

Image licensing terms and conditions

National Galleries of Scotland collection. Photo, National Galleries of Scotland.

This image is available for download under a personal-use license agreement.

You may copy, print, display, and store this image for your personal, non-commercial use.

This includes:

use in free educational lectures and classes
use on an individual or group's website discussing the artwork in question (except on websites where the individual is promoting themselves or a group, commercially)
use on websites that are primarily information led, research orientated and non-commercial, for example Wikipedia
use on personal social media accounts

The image must be attributed with the artist, title of the artwork, copyright holder, and 'National Galleries of Scotland'. The image must also be linked back to this artwork page on the National Galleries of Scotland website.

If the above license does not cover your personal use requirements or if you require a commercial license please fill in an online application.

I agree to the image licensing terms and conditions (required)

About this artwork

Artist:: Thomas Rodger (1833 - 1883) Scottish

Title:: Unidentified woman

Date:: About 1856

Materials:: Salted paper print

Measurements:: 18.00 x 13.50 cm

Object type:: Photograph

Credit line:: The MacKinnon Collection. Acquired jointly with the National Library of Scotland with assistance from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Scottish Government and Art Fund

Accession number:: MMK.01679

Gallery:: In Storage

Thomas Rodger

Thomas Rodger was a pupil and laboratory assistant to John Adamson. On the death of Robert Adamson, John Adamson urged the sixteen-year-old Rodger to set up his own studio in the city. He had a precise approach to the chemistry of photography which earned him success at exhibitions and competitions…

True colours

Related group