Ronald Leslie Melville
Edward Ross, London Scottish Volunteers
About this artwork
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artist:
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title:Edward Ross, London Scottish Volunteers
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date created:1860 - 1870
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materials:Albumen print
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measurements:28.50 x 22.80 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1980
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accession number:PGP 234.1
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Ronald Leslie Melville
Ronald Leslie Melville
Ronald Leslie Melville took pictures mainly in the 1860s for his private pleasure. He was one of the many wealthy amateurs who were attracted to photography after Frederick Scott Archer invented the collodion process in 1851. It was an expensive and time-consuming hobby which he pursued enthusiastically but only for…
