The cannon 'Mons Meg' at Edinburgh Castle, and a private in the 2nd battalion of Royal Scots who garrisoned the Castle in 1846

Data retrieved from the Art Institute of Chicago on October 7, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.

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Artist: David Octavius Hill (Scottish, 1802–1870) and / Robert Adamson (Scottish, 1821–1848)
Date: 1846
Medium: Salted paper print
Dimensions: Image/paper: 27.5 × 37.1 cm (10 7/8 × 14 5/8 in.); Mount: 38.9 × 50.8 cm (15 3/8 × 20 in.)
Type: Photograph
Classification: salted paper print
Style: 19th century
Place: Scotland
Department: Photography and Media
Credit line: Photography Gallery Fund
Accession no.: 1963.598

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David Octavius Hill
1845 · Photograph
Public collection via the Art Institute of Chicago
AT-00000222
Mr. Robertson, Sub-Editor of "The Witness"
David Octavius Hill
c. 1843/44 · Photograph
Public collection via the Art Institute of Chicago
AT-00000223
Two Friars
David Octavius Hill
1843/46 · Photograph
Public collection via the Art Institute of Chicago
AT-00000224
In Ayrshire Dairy
David Octavius Hill
1822-1870 · Drawing
Public collection via the Art Institute of Chicago
AT-00003705