Glen Forsa, Isle of Mull
ca. 1858
Medium
Albumen silver print from glass negative
Dimensions
Image: 10 11/16 × 12 5/8 in. (27.1 × 32.1 cm) Mount: 14 1/16 in. × 17 3/16 in. (35.7 × 43.6 cm)
Classification
Photographs
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gilman Collection, Purchase, The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Gift, through Joyce and Robert Menschel, 2005
Accession Number
2005.100.1146
About the Artist
Horatio Ross · 1801–1886
Horatio Ross was born in Scotland in 1801 and became one of the most remarkable early practitioners of photography in Britain, as well as a celebrated sportsman, marksman, and Highland gentleman. Before photography claimed his deepest attention, Ross had already distinguished himself as one of the finest rifle shots in the country, winning numerous competitions and earning a reputation as an outst...