James Valentine
Edinburgh Castle
About this artwork
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artist:James ValentineScottish (1815 - 1879)
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title:Edinburgh Castle
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date created:1870s
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materials:Albumen print
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measurements:9.40 x 13.70 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Gift from NPG, London, 1991
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accession number:PGP 68.10
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James Valentine
James Valentine
The Valentine company was founded in Dundee by James's father, John Valentine, in 1825. After learning the daguerreotype process in Paris in the late 1840s, James added portrait photography to the family business in 1851. By the 1860s the company had begun to cater for the growing tourist industry...
