Sir David Brewster (1781-1868) / John Adamson

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Accession Number: 1988/1.135
Title: Sir David Brewster (1781-1868)
Artist: John Adamson
Artist Nationality: Scottish
Artist Life Dates: 1809-1870
Medium and Support: salted paper print from a calotype negative on paper
Object Creation Date: circa 1841
Object Creation Place: Europe (continent); United Kingdom (nation); England (country)
Creation Place 1: Europe (continent)
Creation Place 2: United Kingdom (nation)
Creation Place 3: England (country)
Credit Line: Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
Inscription: Inscriptions: signed verso in pencil u.r.; Sir David Brewster/photographed by/ John & Robert Adamson Watermark; J WHAT (partial Whatman)
Dimensions: 13.3 cm x 14.1 cm (5 1/4 in. x 5 9/16 in.)
Century: 19th century
Primary Object Classification: Photograph
Primary Keywords: males; portraits; seated
Secondary Keywords: figures; objects we use; people and occupations; visual works; visual works by subject type
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 909 x 855
File Size: 56 KB
Record: 1988/1.135
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1988-sl-1.135/1988_1.135.jpg

In public portfolios: Class Visit Portfolio (35); Photographic portraiture in the 19th century (49)

Manifest: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/api/manifest/musart:1988-SL-1.135:1988_1.135.JPG

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Full citation: "Sir David Brewster (1781-1868); John Adamson." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1988-sl-1.135/1988_1.135.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024.