Robert Adamson & David Octavius Hill
Statue of Sir Walter Scott by Sir John Robert Steell before it was placed in the Sir Walter Scott Monument [Art 16]
![Robert Adamson, Statue of Sir Walter Scott by Sir John Robert Steell before it was placed in the Sir Walter Scott Monument [Art 16]](https://www.nationalgalleries.org/sites/default/files/styles/postcard/public/externals/159793.jpg?itok=bR2g1Tcg)
About this artwork
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title:Statue of Sir Walter Scott by Sir John Robert Steell before it was placed in the Sir Walter Scott Monument [Art 16]
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accession number:PGP HA 3259
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materials:Salted paper print
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date created:1843 - 1847
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measurements:21.10 x 15.80 cm
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credit line:Purchased from the estate of Sophia Finlay (Charles Finlay's Trust), 1937
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…
