Glasgow - View on the Clyde
G. W. Wilson
Mid 19th century
Medium
Albumen print, stereo
Dimensions
Left image: 7.9 × 7.6 cm (3 1/8 × 3 in.); Right image: 7.9 × 7.1 cm (3 1/8 × 2 13/16 in.); Card: 8.4 × 17.4 cm (3 5/16 × 6 7/8 in.)
Classification
photography
Department
Photography and Media
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
199763
About the Artist
G. W. Wilson · 1823–1893
Born 7 February 1823; died 9 March 1893. In 1857 Wilson first began to photograph war ships. In 1859 he photographed scenes of Edinburgh and called them "Scottish Gems." In 1860 Wilson was appointed photographer to Queen Victoria in Scotland. In 1862-1864 Wilson contributed to the illustration of 'Ruined Abbeys & Castles of Great Britain & Ireland.' Wilson was a founding member in 1863 of the Live...