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Photograph (Salted Paper Print) of James Miller and his Son Samuel, by David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson, 1843-1847

Inventory Number 51366


Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by Dr Ernst Weil in 1949.
Primary inscriptions
Pencil inscription on back identifying the subjects: 'The Rev Mr- Millar | of Monchie | Dr- Samuel Millar of Glasgow | father & brother of Prof Millar' [correctly Miller].
Other inscriptions
?Modern pencil inscription on back: 'AK 12'.
Physical material
Paper
Dimensions
Height: 179mm Width: 134mm
Inventory No
51366
Accession Number
1949-2/2

Description

Calotype (salted paper print from a calotype negative) of James Miller and his son Samuel, the former seated left, three-quarter length with stick, his son standing behind him nearly full length, both looking to left. Vertical format. Brown, paler at edges; brown stain bottom right. Revd James Miller (1777-1860) was one of the clergymen involved in the Disruption of the Church of Scotland; and his elder son Professor James Miller was a friend of the photographers Hill and Adamson.

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