Robert Adamson & David Octavius Hill
John Dick Peddie, 1824 - 1891. Of Muckerach House, Invernessshire; architect; Member of Parliament [c]
![Robert Adamson, John Dick Peddie, 1824 - 1891. Of Muckerach House, Invernessshire; architect; Member of Parliament [c]](https://www.nationalgalleries.org/sites/default/files/styles/postcard/public/externals/109468.jpg?itok=RId4Viaj)
About this artwork
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artists:
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title:John Dick Peddie, 1824 - 1891. Of Muckerach House, Invernessshire; architect; Member of Parliament [c]
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date created:1843 - 1847
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materials:Calotype negative on smooth thin paper (may be a later photograph of the negative)
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measurements:22.30 x 15.90 cm
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credit line:Elliot Collection, bequeathed 1950
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accession number:PGP HA 1768
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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...
