Robert Adamson & David Octavius Hill
Rev. Thomas Pitcairn, 1800 - 1854. Of Cockburn; Clerk of the Free Church Assembly
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title:Rev. Thomas Pitcairn, 1800 - 1854. Of Cockburn; Clerk of the Free Church Assembly
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date created:1843 - 1847
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materials:Salted paper print
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measurements:15.70 x 11.50 cm
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credit line:Elliot Collection, bequeathed 1950
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accession number:PGP HA 1791
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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...