David Octavius Hill & Robert Adamson
Henry Vincent, 1813 - 1878. Chartist; parliamentary candidate [b]
About this artwork
Henry Vincent was a popular leader in the Chartists, a working class movement, which sought to reform the political system in Victorian Britain (1838-1858). He was a gifted public speaker and stood for parliament multiple times; however he was unsuccessful in his attempts. In his later life he began to focus on the anti-slavery movement, going on speaking tours in the 1860's and 1870's.
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title:Henry Vincent, 1813 - 1878. Chartist; parliamentary candidate [b]
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date created:1843 - 1847
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materials:Calotype negative
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measurements:21.10 x 15.90 cm
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credit line:Elliot Collection, bequeathed 1950
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accession number:PGP HA 3335
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David Octavius Hill
David Octavius Hill
A painter and a lithographer by training, David Octavius Hill is best remembered for the beauty of the calotypes he and Robert Adamson produced together. Hill was a sociable and kind-hearted man who did much to support the arts in Scotland and between 1830 and 1836 he was the unpaid Secretary of...