Three Unknown Boys and James Linton, Newhaven
Medium
Salted paper print from paper negative
Dimensions
Mount: 10 3/8 in. × 8 7/16 in. (26.3 × 21.4 cm) Image: 7 15/16 × 5 3/4 in. (20.1 × 14.6 cm)
Classification
Photographs
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Maurice B. Sendak, 2012
Accession Number
2013.159.64
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the pioneering world of early photography with *Three Unknown Boys and Jamesinton, Newhaven*1843–47), a salted paper print from a paper negative by the celebrated Scottish duo David Octavius Hill and Adamson. Formed in 1843, their partnership revolutionized calotype photography—using paper negatives to produce soft, painterly images that captured the soul of everyday life. This intimate portrait, measuring just 7 15/ × 5 34 inches, features three unidentified boys and Jamesinton, a fisherman from Newhaven, the historic fishing village near Edinburgh. Newhaven's rugged coastal commun...
About the Artist
David Octavius Hill|Robert Adamson|Hill and Adamson · 1802–1870
David Octavius Hill (1802–1870) was a Scottish painter, photographer, and arts administrator whose pioneering photography partnership with Robert Adamson from 1843 to 1847 transformed the medium into an art form. Born in Perth and trained in Edinburgh, Hill established himself as a landscape painter and became secretary of the Royal Scottish Academy, a position he held for nearly forty years. His ...