Robert Adamson & David Octavius Hill
William Leighton Leitch, 1804 - 1883. Watercolour painter. Sometimes called 'The House of Death' [b]
![Robert Adamson, William Leighton Leitch, 1804 - 1883. Watercolour painter. Sometimes called 'The House of Death' [b]](https://www.nationalgalleries.org/sites/default/files/styles/postcard/public/externals/157168.jpg?itok=2NQjtmyj)
About this artwork
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artists:
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title:William Leighton Leitch, 1804 - 1883. Watercolour painter. Sometimes called 'The House of Death' [b]
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date created:1843 - 1847
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materials:Salted paper print
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measurements:19.50 x 14.50 cm
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credit line:Bequeathed by James Brownlee Hunter, 1928
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accession number:PGP HA 1319
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Robert Adamson
Robert Adamson
Robert Adamson was one of the first professional photographers, setting up in business in Edinburgh in March 1843. He had aspired to be an engineer but his health was too poor. His brother, John, who was involved in the early experiments with photography in St Andrews, taught him the calotype...
