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Three Unknown Boys and James Linton, Newhaven

Photography Studio Hill and Adamson British, Scottish
Robert Adamson British, Scottish
David Octavius Hill British, Scottish
1843–47
On View Gallery

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Three Unknown Boys and James Linton, Newhaven
  • Photography Studio: Hill and Adamson (British, active 1843–1848)
  • Artist: Robert Adamson (British, St. Andrews, Scotland 1821–1848 St. Andrews, Scotland)
  • Artist: David Octavius Hill (British, Perth, Scotland 1802–1870 Edinburgh, Scotland)
  • Date: 1843–47
  • Medium: Salted paper print from paper negative
  • Dimensions: Image: 7 15/16 × 5 3/4 in. (20.1 × 14.6 cm)
    Mount: 10 3/8 in. × 8 7/16 in. (26.3 × 21.4 cm)
  • Classification: Photographs
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Maurice B. Sendak, 2012
  • Object Number: 2013.159.64
  • Curatorial Department: Photographs
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