William Donaldson Clark
Fountain in the forecourt of Holyrood Palace
About this artwork
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artist:William Donaldson Clark (1813 - 1873) Scottish
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title:Fountain in the forecourt of Holyrood Palace
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date created:About 1860 / after 1859
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materials:Albumen print
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measurements:21.90 x 27.20 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Gift of Mrs. Riddell in memory of Peter Fletcher Riddell, 1985
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accession number:PGP R 117
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William Donaldson Clark
William Donaldson Clark
William Donaldson Clark was a wealthy cotton cloth printer who used his knowledge of chemistry in his practice as an amateur photographer. He employed the dry collodion process which made outdoor work more practical. Although it required exposure times of up to a quarter of an hour, the technique...