About this artwork
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artist:James Valentine (1815 - 1879) Scottish
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title:Dryburgh Abbey, St Mary's Aisle and Tomb of Sir W. Scott
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date created:About 1870s
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materials:Albumen print
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measurements:11.50 x 20.00 cm
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object type:
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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.03939.561
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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...
