Portrait of Two Men (John Henning and Alexander Handyside Ritchie)

Data retrieved from the Art Institute of Chicago on October 8, 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: c. 1845, printed 1890/1900
Medium: Carbon print
Dimensions: Image: 21.1 × 15.7 cm (8 5/16 × 6 3/16 in.); Paper: 22.2 × 16.4 cm (8 3/4 × 6 1/2 in.)
Type: Photograph
Classification: carbon print
Style: 19th century
Place: Scotland
Department: Photography and Media
Credit line: Alfred Stieglitz Collection
Accession no.: 1949.685

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Public collection via the Art Institute of Chicago
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Public collection via the Art Institute of Chicago
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Public collection via the Art Institute of Chicago
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