$600
Estimate: $1,200 - $1,800
Auction: February 18, 2021 10:00:00 AM EDT
Circa 1845. Salted paper print from calotype negative, mounted to paper backing. Print: 8 1/4 x 6 in. (209 x 152 mm). In frame, 21 1/2 x 17 1/2 in. (546 x 444 mm).
Hill and Adamson established the first photography studio in Scotland in 1843, only four years after the invention of photography.
Provenance:
Christie's, New York, Sale 3481, Lot 61, September 29, 2014.