Old Vennel, Off High Street
Thomas Annan
1868-1871
Medium
carbon print
Dimensions
image: 26.9 x 22.3 cm (10 9/16 x 8 3/4 in.) sheet: 50.8 x 37.9 cm (20 x 14 15/16 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Patrons' Permanent Fund
Accession Number
1995.36.1
About the Artist
Thomas Annan · 1829–1887
Thomas Annan (1829–1887) was born in Dairsie, Fife, the son of a farmer. He moved to Cupar in 1845, where he undertook a seven-year apprenticeship as a lithographic engraver with the printing firm of Tullis, acquiring a technical foundation in image reproduction that would later inform his approach to photography. In 1855 he committed to a new vocation as a photographer, establishing a studio in G...