About this artwork

In the early days of photography the technology developed very quickly. Dr John Murray used the same type of paper negative as Hill and Adamson, the calotype. However, by the mid-1850s it was known that waxing the negative after processing would result in a more detailed final print. Wax penetrated the paper fibres which created a sharper image. India has much stronger sunlight than Scotland, so the photographer’s exposure times would have been shorter.

Published October 2023

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Dr John Murray

Dr John Murray