Robert Adamson & David Octavius Hill
Karl Heinrich Sach, 1789 - 1875. Professor of Theology at the University of Bonn; author of Die Kirche in Schottland and of a study of the Free...
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title:Karl Heinrich Sach, 1789 - 1875. Professor of Theology at the University of Bonn; author of Die Kirche in Schottland and of a study of the Free Church in Scotland [a]
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date created:1843 - 1847
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materials:Salted paper print
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measurements:15.80 x 11.40 cm
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credit line:Elliot Collection, bequeathed 1950
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accession number:PGP HA 1909
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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...
