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David Hill

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David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter, photographer and arts activist. He formed Hill & Adamson studio with the engineer and photographer Robert Adamson between 1843 and 1847 to pioneer many aspects of photography in Scotland.

Source: Artsy · Trust score: 85% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (14)

Camera Work: Number 37, January 1912

1912 · photogravure

Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of James Nasmyth

1879 · Carbon print

Image: 20.3 × 15.3 cm (8 × 6 1/16 in.); Paper: 29.3 × 22.8 cm (11 9/16 × 9 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

St. Andrews Castle, from the Southeast

1846 · salted paper print from calotype negative

Image: 19.9 x 18.7 cm (7 13/16 x 7 3/8 in.); Matted: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The cannon 'Mons Meg' at Edinburgh Castle, and a private in the 2nd battalion of Royal Scots who garrisoned the Castle in 1846

1846 · Salted paper print

Image/paper: 27.5 × 37.1 cm (10 7/8 × 14 5/8 in.); Mount: 38.9 × 50.8 cm (15 3/8 × 20 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Scots Guards at Edinburgh Castle

1846 · salted paper print from calotype negative

Image: 14 x 19.5 cm (5 1/2 x 7 11/16 in.); Matted: 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Dumbarton Presbytery

1845 · Salted paper print

Image/paper: 14.1 × 19.2 cm (5 9/16 × 7 9/16 in.); Hinged matte: 19.2 × 28.2 cm (7 9/16 × 11 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Newhaven Fishwives, Jeanie Wilson and Annie Linton

1845 · salted paper print from calotype negative

Image: 29.5 x 14.4 cm (11 5/8 x 5 11/16 in.); Matted: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Master Miller

1844 · Salted paper print

Image/paper: 20.4 × 15.4 cm (8 1/16 × 6 1/8 in.); Mount: 37.3 × 26.7 cm (14 11/16 × 10 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Mrs. Anna Brownell Jameson

1844 · Salted paper print

Image: 21 × 15.5 cm (8 5/16 × 6 1/8 in.); Paper: 21.8 × 16.2 cm (8 5/8 × 6 7/16 in.); Mount: 35 × 28 cm (13 13/16 × 11 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Elizabeth Rigby, later Lady Eastlake (1809-1893)

1844 · salted paper print from calotype negative

Image: 21.5 x 15.6 cm (8 7/16 x 6 1/8 in.); Matted: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

James Nasmyth (1808-1890)

1843 · salted paper print from calotype negative

Image: 19.7 x 14.6 cm (7 3/4 x 5 3/4 in.); Matted: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Dr. Chalmers

1843 · Carbon print

Image: 15.8 × 11.5 cm (6 1/4 × 4 9/16 in.); Paper: 18.6 × 13.2 cm (7 3/8 × 5 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Portrait of Two Men (John Henning and Alexander Handyside Ritchie)

1840 · Carbon print

Image: 21.1 × 15.7 cm (8 5/16 × 6 3/16 in.); Paper: 22.2 × 16.4 cm (8 3/4 × 6 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Unknown Woman

1839 · salted paper print from calotype negative

Image: 20.3 x 14.5 cm (8 x 5 11/16 in.); Matted: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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14 published of 14 catalogued · 14 with image

Cleveland Museum of Art
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Art Institute Chicago
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7 entries · 1 sources

James Nasmyth (1808-1890)
1843 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Newhaven Fishwives, Jeanie Wilson and Annie Linton
1845 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Elizabeth Rigby, later Lady Eastlake (1809-1893)
1844 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Camera Work: Number 37, January 1912
1912 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Scots Guards at Edinburgh Castle
1846 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Unknown Woman
1839 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
St. Andrews Castle, from the Southeast
1846 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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