Lot 9
  • 9

David Octavius Hill & Robert Adamson (David Octavius Hill (1802-1870) & Robert Adamson (1821-1848))

Estimate
5,000 - 8,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • David Octavius Hill (1802-1870) and Robert Adamson (1821-1848)
  • Sir John McNeil, 1845
Calotype. Framed.

Literature

Bruce, D. 1973 pp. 132-3.

Condition

Not examined out of frame. Strikingly well preserved. A calotype in near excellent condition. A half cm area around the edges has faded from a previous mount.
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