Nineteen albumen photographs by George Washington Wilson Author: Wilson, George Washington Place: Aberdeen, Scotland Publisher: George Washington Wilson Date: [1850s] Description: 19 albumen photographs. Sizes vary. George Washington Wilson was an important early Scottish photographer. In 1849, he began a career as a portrait miniaturist, switching to portrait photography in 1852. He received a contract to photograph the Royal Family, working for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. He pioneered various techniques for outdoor photography as he gradually began to emphasize landscape photography in the 1860s. His photos cover the whole of Scotland, most of England, as well as parts of Wales and Northern Ireland, and Gibraltar. Pioneering the development of techniques for photography outside of the studio, he moved increasingly from portraiture to landscape photography in the 1860s. He also produced stereoscopic pictures whose main characteristic was that exposures were very short. Lot Amendments Condition: Photograph condition varies; some darkening, a few creased, some sunned; overall very good. Lots sold without reserve are sold “as Is” and are not returnable under any circumstances. The minimum shipping and handling per invoice is $20 for shipments to the US and $30 for shipments outside the US please consider this when determining your bid amount Item number: 319305a
Nineteen albumen photographs by George Washington Wilson Author: Wilson, George Washington Place: Aberdeen, Scotland Publisher: George Washington Wilson Date: [1850s] Description: 19 albumen photographs. Sizes vary. George Washington Wilson was an important early Scottish photographer. In 1849, he began a career as a portrait miniaturist, switching to portrait photography in 1852. He received a contract to photograph the Royal Family, working for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. He pioneered various techniques for outdoor photography as he gradually began to emphasize landscape photography in the 1860s. His photos cover the whole of Scotland, most of England, as well as parts of Wales and Northern Ireland, and Gibraltar. Pioneering the development of techniques for photography outside of the studio, he moved increasingly from portraiture to landscape photography in the 1860s. He also produced stereoscopic pictures whose main characteristic was that exposures were very short. Lot Amendments Condition: Photograph condition varies; some darkening, a few creased, some sunned; overall very good. Lots sold without reserve are sold “as Is” and are not returnable under any circumstances. The minimum shipping and handling per invoice is $20 for shipments to the US and $30 for shipments outside the US please consider this when determining your bid amount Item number: 319305a
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