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    Museum collections / Art Institute of Chicago
    Portrait of James Nasmyth
    David Octavius Hill. Portrait of James Nasmyth, c. 1844, printed 1890/1900. The Art Institute of Chicago. Public domain (CC0).

    Public collection via the Art Institute of Chicago

    AT-00006708

    Portrait of James Nasmyth

    by David Octavius Hill

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    Quick Overview

    Artist
    David Octavius Hill (Scottish, 1802–1870) and / Robert Adamson (Scottish, 1821–1848)
    Date
    c. 1844, printed 1890/1900
    Medium
    Carbon print
    Dimensions
    Image: 20.3 × 15.3 cm (8 × 6 1/16 in.); Paper: 29.3 × 22.8 cm (11 9/16 × 9 in.)
    Type
    Photograph
    Classification
    carbon print
    Style
    19th century
    Place
    Scotland
    Department
    Photography and Media
    Credit line
    Alfred Stieglitz Collection
    Accession no.
    1949.684

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