Alexander McGlashan
Rosslyn Chapel, The Apprentice's Pillar
About this artwork
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artist:Alexander McGlashan (1791 - 1877) Scottish
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title:Rosslyn Chapel, The Apprentice's Pillar
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Stereoscopic albumen
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measurements:7.60 x 6.70 cm (each image); 8.50 x 17.20 cm (overall)
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credit line:Gift of Mrs. Riddell in memory of Peter Fletcher Riddell, 1985
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accession number:PGP R 1293.1
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Alexander McGlashan
Alexander McGlashan
Alexander MacGlashan began life as a printer, taking up photography in the 1850s. David Octavius Hill worked with him briefly around 1860. Their partnership was short-lived because their styles of work did not match well. MacGlashan was a studio photographer, who tended to clutter his portraits...
