David Octavius Hill
Rev. Dr. James John Julius Wood

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Artist David Octavius Hill (Scottish, 1802–1870)Scottish, 1802–1870

CultureScottish

Titles

Rev. Dr. James John Julius Wood

Date1843

MediumSalted paper print from paper negative

DimensionsImage: 7 13/16 × 5 9/16 in. (19.8 × 14.1 cm)
Mount: 15 5/16 × 10 13/16 in. (38.9 × 27.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by The Brown Foundation, Inc., The Manfred Heiting Collection

Object number2004.519

Non exposé

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Department

Photography

Special Collections

Manfred Heiting Collection of Photography

Object Type

PHOTOGRAPHS

ProvenanceEx-collection J. Craig Annan, ex-collection Helmut Grnsheim, Lugano; Sotheby's, New York.

Bought by Manfred Heiting from Sotheby's, New York.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Marked in pencil, verso, top left: "No. 23 Recd from Ands. Elliot Edinburgh"
In pencil: "bought from J. Craig Arman's collection in Sept. 1945 for $2.2.0"
Lower left stamped in black: "Gernheim collection"
In pencil: "Duplicate, the other copy is better"
Marked in pencil, recto, bottom of mount: "Photograph inscribed: Revd. John Julius Wood of Greyfriars Edin. Glasgow 22 Oct 1843 one of the earliest D.O. Hill photographs (1843-1848)"
Marked in pencil, lower left corner: "Revd. J.J. Wood D.D."

There is no evident signature.

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