Calotype

Description

Salt print depicting Sir Charles Lyell, from a calotype negative by David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson, 1844 - 1848

Museum reference

T.1977.4.5

Collection

History of Science

Object name

Calotype

Production information

Hill, David Octavius, 1802 - 1870
Adamson, Robert, 1821 - 1848

Date

1844 - 1848

Associations

Depicted: Lyell, Charles, Sir, 1797 - 1875
Previous owner: Royal Scottish Academy

Exhibitions

• Photography: A Victorian Sensation (19 Jun 2015 - 22 Nov 2015)
  National Museum of Scotland