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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artist:Dr John Murray (1809 - 1898) Scottish
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title:Buildings in the Fort at Agra
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date created:Mid 1850s
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materials:Waxed calotype negative
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measurements:37.50 x 46.00 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1992
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accession number:PGP 186.3
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gallery:
Dr John Murray
Dr John Murray
Dr John Murray was born in Blackhouse, Aberdeen, the son of a farmer. He first qualified as a doctor in Edinburgh in 1831 and in 1832 joined the East India Company army medical service. Murray spent the following seventeen years as a ship's surgeon and was present at the first Sikh or Sutlej war in...