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David Octavius Hill British Collection

Background imageDavid Octavius Hill British Collection: St. Andrews Castle, from the Southeast, 1846. Creator: David Octavius Hill (British

St. Andrews Castle, from the Southeast, 1846. Creator: David Octavius Hill (British
St. Andrews Castle, from the Southeast, 1846. This photograph is from a body of work created in 1846 by the pioneering Scottish photographers David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson

Background imageDavid Octavius Hill British Collection: Unknown Woman, c. 1844. Creator: David Octavius Hill (British, 1802-1870); Robert Adamson (British)

Unknown Woman, c. 1844. Creator: David Octavius Hill (British, 1802-1870); Robert Adamson (British)
Unknown Woman, c. 1844

Background imageDavid Octavius Hill British Collection: Scots Guards at Edinburgh Castle, 1846. Creator: David Octavius Hill (British, 1802-1870)

Scots Guards at Edinburgh Castle, 1846. Creator: David Octavius Hill (British, 1802-1870)
Scots Guards at Edinburgh Castle, 1846. Painted group portraits required each individual to sit for the artist, whereas the camera captured a detailed likeness of each face at once

Background imageDavid Octavius Hill British Collection: Newhaven Fishwives, Jeanie Wilson and Annie Linton, 1845. Creator: David Octavius Hill (British)

Newhaven Fishwives, Jeanie Wilson and Annie Linton, 1845. Creator: David Octavius Hill (British)
Newhaven Fishwives, Jeanie Wilson and Annie Linton, 1845. Hill and Adamsons four-year collaboration yielded around 3, 000 photographs

Background imageDavid Octavius Hill British Collection: James Nasmyth (1808-1890), 1843-1847. Creator: David Octavius Hill (British, 1802-1870)

James Nasmyth (1808-1890), 1843-1847. Creator: David Octavius Hill (British, 1802-1870)
James Nasmyth (1808-1890), 1843-1847. Among the earliest photographers to explore both the artistic and societal possibilities of the portrait were the painter David Octavius Hill

Background imageDavid Octavius Hill British Collection: Elizabeth Rigby, later Lady Eastlake (1809-1893), c. 1844-1845. Creator: David Octavius Hill

Elizabeth Rigby, later Lady Eastlake (1809-1893), c. 1844-1845. Creator: David Octavius Hill
Elizabeth Rigby, later Lady Eastlake (1809-1893), c. 1844-1845. Among the earliest photographers to explore both the artistic

Background imageDavid Octavius Hill British Collection: Camera Work: Girl in Straw Hat, 1912. Creator: David Octavius Hill (British, 1802-1870)

Camera Work: Girl in Straw Hat, 1912. Creator: David Octavius Hill (British, 1802-1870)
Camera Work: Girl in Straw Hat, 1912

Background imageDavid Octavius Hill British Collection: Camera Work: Mrs. Rigby, 1905. Creator: David Octavius Hill (British, 1802-1870); Robert Adamson

Camera Work: Mrs. Rigby, 1905. Creator: David Octavius Hill (British, 1802-1870); Robert Adamson
Camera Work: Mrs. Rigby, 1905

Background imageDavid Octavius Hill British Collection: Camera Work: Lady Ruthven, 1905. Creator: David Octavius Hill (British, 1802-1870)

Camera Work: Lady Ruthven, 1905. Creator: David Octavius Hill (British, 1802-1870)
Camera Work: Lady Ruthven, 1905

Background imageDavid Octavius Hill British Collection: Camera Work: The Minnow Pool, 1909. Creator: David Octavius Hill (British, 1802-1870)

Camera Work: The Minnow Pool, 1909. Creator: David Octavius Hill (British, 1802-1870)
Camera Work: The Minnow Pool, 1909

Background imageDavid Octavius Hill British Collection: Camera Work: The Marquis of Northampton, 1912. Creator: David Octavius Hill (British

Camera Work: The Marquis of Northampton, 1912. Creator: David Octavius Hill (British
Camera Work: The Marquis of Northampton, 1912

Background imageDavid Octavius Hill British Collection: Camera Work: Handyside Ritchie and Wm. Henning, 1912. Creator: David Octavius Hill (British)

Camera Work: Handyside Ritchie and Wm. Henning, 1912. Creator: David Octavius Hill (British)
Camera Work: Handyside Ritchie and Wm. Henning, 1912

Background imageDavid Octavius Hill British Collection: Camera Work: Dr. Munro, 1905. Creator: David Octavius Hill (British, 1802-1870); Robert Adamson

Camera Work: Dr. Munro, 1905. Creator: David Octavius Hill (British, 1802-1870); Robert Adamson
Camera Work: Dr. Munro, 1905

Background imageDavid Octavius Hill British Collection: Camera Work: The Bird-Cage, 1909. Creator: David Octavius Hill (British, 1802-1870)

Camera Work: The Bird-Cage, 1909. Creator: David Octavius Hill (British, 1802-1870)
Camera Work: The Bird-Cage, 1909

Background imageDavid Octavius Hill British Collection: Camera Work: Lady in Flowered Dress, 1912

Camera Work: Lady in Flowered Dress, 1912

Background imageDavid Octavius Hill British Collection: Camera Work: Sir Francis Grant, P. R. A. 1912. Creator: David Octavius Hill (British

Camera Work: Sir Francis Grant, P. R. A. 1912. Creator: David Octavius Hill (British
Camera Work: Sir Francis Grant, P.R.A. 1912

Background imageDavid Octavius Hill British Collection: Camera Work: Principal Haldane, 1912. Creator: David Octavius Hill (British, 1802-1870)

Camera Work: Principal Haldane, 1912. Creator: David Octavius Hill (British, 1802-1870)
Camera Work: Principal Haldane, 1912

Background imageDavid Octavius Hill British Collection: Camera Work: Portraits - A Group, 1909. Creator: David Octavius Hill (British, 1802-1870)

Camera Work: Portraits - A Group, 1909. Creator: David Octavius Hill (British, 1802-1870)
Camera Work: Portraits - A Group, 1909

Background imageDavid Octavius Hill British Collection: Camera Work: Portrait - The Gown and the Casket, 1909. Creator: David Octavius Hill (British)

Camera Work: Portrait - The Gown and the Casket, 1909. Creator: David Octavius Hill (British)
Camera Work: Portrait - The Gown and the Casket, 1909

Background imageDavid Octavius Hill British Collection: Camera Work: Mrs. Rigby, 1909. Creator: David Octavius Hill (British, 1802-1870); Robert Adamson

Camera Work: Mrs. Rigby, 1909. Creator: David Octavius Hill (British, 1802-1870); Robert Adamson
Camera Work: Mrs. Rigby, 1909

Background imageDavid Octavius Hill British Collection: Camera Work: Mrs. Anna Brownell Jameson, 1912. Creator: David Octavius Hill (British

Camera Work: Mrs. Anna Brownell Jameson, 1912. Creator: David Octavius Hill (British
Camera Work: Mrs. Anna Brownell Jameson, 1912

Background imageDavid Octavius Hill British Collection: Camera Work: Newhaven Fisheries, 1909. Creator: David Octavius Hill (British, 1802-1870)

Camera Work: Newhaven Fisheries, 1909. Creator: David Octavius Hill (British, 1802-1870)
Camera Work: Newhaven Fisheries, 1909

Background imageDavid Octavius Hill British Collection: Camera Work: Mr. Rintoul, Editor Spectator, 1912. Creator: David Octavius Hill

Camera Work: Mr. Rintoul, Editor Spectator, 1912. Creator: David Octavius Hill
Camera Work: Mr. Rintoul, Editor " Spectator", 1912

Background imageDavid Octavius Hill British Collection: Camera Work: Lady in Black, 1912. Creator: David Octavius Hill (British, 1802-1870)

Camera Work: Lady in Black, 1912. Creator: David Octavius Hill (British, 1802-1870)
Camera Work: Lady in Black, 1912


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