[Acropolis, Athens, Greece]

Art Historical Context

James Robertson's *Acropolis, Athens, Greece a salted paper print from the early1850s, captures timeless grandeur of one of antiquity's most iconic landmarks. Measuring approximately 11 x 15 inches, this photograph belongs to the Metropolitan Museum of's Gilman Collection, through a 2005 museum purchase. As one of the earliest photographic processes—invented by William Henry Fox in the 1830s—the salted paper print coating paper with salt and silver nitrate, yielding soft, warm-toned images with a painterly quality that bridged art and science. Robertson, a British photographer active in the O...

About the Artist

James Robertson

James Downie Robertson, known professionally as James D. Robertson (1931–2010), was a distinguished Scottish painter whose vibrant depictions of the rugged West Coast landscapes profoundly shaped modern Scottish art. Born in Cowdenbeath, Fife, as one of twin boys, his family relocated to Glasgow at the outset of World War II, where he attended Hillhead High School. Robertson studied at the Glasgow...