About this artwork
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artists:George Washington Wilson (1823 - 1893) Scottish, James Valentine (1815 - 1879) Scottish, Unknown, John Horsburgh (1835 - 1924) Scottish, John Moffat (1819 - 1894) Scottish
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title:Gladstone Presentation Album of Scottish Scenery
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date created:1879 - 1880
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materials:Albumen prints
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measurements:40.00 x 50.80 x 10.20 cm
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credit line:The MacKinnon Collection. Acquired jointly with the National Library of Scotland with assistance from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Scottish Government and Art Fund
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accession number:MMK.00999
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George Washington Wilson
George Washington Wilson
A hugely successful businessman, George Washington Wilson had left home at twelve to be a carpenter and subsequently trained as a portrait painter before turning to photography in 1853. By the 1860s he owned printing works in Aberdeen that produced thousands of prints with views from all over...