David Octavius Hill at the gate of Rock House, Edinburgh

1843-1847

David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson

Associated Names
David Octavius Hill

Artist, Scottish, 1802 - 1870

Robert Adamson

Artist, Scottish, 1821 - 1848

The image depicts a man standing against a textured stone wall. He faces the camera with a serious expression, showcasing his strong jawline and dark wavy hair. He wears a dark suit with a high-collared white shirt and clasps his hands together while holding a thin object. A round object is mounted on the wall beside him, and the background is in deep shadow.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    salted paper print

  • Credit Line

    Paul Mellon Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 19.6 x 13.8 cm (7 11/16 x 5 7/16 in.)
    framed: 50.8 x 43.2 cm (20 x 17 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2007.29.27

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

D.O. Hill; gift to Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, 1852; de-accessioned, 1977; Howard and Jane Ricketts, London; NGA purchase, 2007.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2007

  • Impressed by Light: British Photographs from Paper Negatives, 1840-1860, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; National Gallery of Art, Washington; Musée d'Orsay, Paris, 2007 - 2008, no. 8.

2015

  • In Light of the Past: Celebrating Twenty-Five Years of Collecting Photographs at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, May 3 – July 26, 2015

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: D.O. Hill; upper right in graphite: H/1/12; stamped lower right: RA

Wikidata ID

Q64146029

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