Arthur, John Hope and Sophia Finlay. 'At the Minnow Pool' [Group 99]
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About this artwork
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title:Arthur, John Hope and Sophia Finlay. 'At the Minnow Pool' [Group 99]
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accession number:PGP R 1021
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materials:Photogravure (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:Gift of Mrs. Riddell in memory of Peter Fletcher Riddell, 1985
James Craig Annan
David Octavius Hill
Robert Adamson
James Craig Annan
James Craig Annan, the son of the photographer Thomas Annan, studied Chemistry and Natural Philosophy before joining the family firm T. Annan. His work was exhibited by Alfred Stieglitz in New York and illustrated in the journal 'Camera Work'. Annan was a member of the photographic association The Linked…
David Octavius Hill
A painter and a lithographer by training, David Octavius Hill is best remembered for the beauty of the calotypes he and Robert Adamson produced together. Hill was a sociable and kind-hearted man who did much to support the arts in Scotland and between 1830 and 1836 he was the unpaid…
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…
