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Robert Adamson

Edinburgh Castle from Greyfriars, between 1843-47

Description

Maker

Title

Edinburgh Castle from Greyfriars

Year

between 1843-47

Medium

Salt print from paper negative

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Supports

Dimensions

Image/sheet: 11.9 x 15.9 cm (4 11/16 x 6 1/4 inches)

Type

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

75.030

Projects & Publications

Publications

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Early Exposures

March 13 - July 19, 2015

Just a few years after the calotype (paper negative) was introduced, Robert Adamson and David Octavius Hill made these sophisticated examples. They used the characteristically soft texture created by the calotype process to capture the fleeting nature of human life, a recurring theme in their work.

Use

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