John Adamson
Melville Adamson and Aleck Bell
About this artwork
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artist:John Adamson (1809 - 1870) Scottish
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title:Melville Adamson and Aleck Bell
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date created:1860
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materials:Albumen print
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measurements:Curved top: 21.00 x 14.50 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1988
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accession number:PGP 178.22
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John Adamson
John Adamson
John Adamson was one of the pioneering photographic chemists in Scotland. He was born in Burnside, Fife, and studied medicine in St Andrews and Edinburgh. While developing his practice, he taught Chemistry and Natural Science at Madras College school (1837-40) and became interested in photography....