Lot Essay
This print is from a second negative made at the same time as that illustrated in Sara Stevenson's book David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson. This is a previously unknown variant.
Merchiston Castle School, Edinburgh, circa 1844
Details
DAVID OCTAVIUS HILL AND ROBERT ADAMSON
Merchiston Castle School, Edinburgh, circa 1844
Calotype, 8¾ x 11.7/8 in.
Merchiston Castle School, Edinburgh, circa 1844
Calotype, 8¾ x 11.7/8 in.
Provenance
Clarkson Stanfield, thence by descent.
Literature
Stevenson, ibid., p. 191, no. 38 (variant illus.)