Robert Adamson was a Scottish chemist and pioneer photographer at Hill & Adamson. He is best known for his pioneering photographic work with David Octavius Hill and producing some 2500 calotypes, mostly portraits, within 5 years after being hired by Hill in 1843.
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Works in Collection
30 works
Colinton Wood
David Octavius Hill
1843-47
D.O. Hill and Companion in Greyfriar's Churchyard, Edinburgh
David Octavius Hill
1840
D.O. Hill and W.B. Johnstone
David Octavius Hill
1843-47
D.O. Hill and others in Greyfriars Churchyard
David Octavius Hill
c. 1841-48
David Octavius Hill
David Octavius Hill
1840
Debating Society Meeting at Merchiston Castle
David Octavius Hill
1840
Dr. Buist
David Octavius Hill
1843
Dr. Cunningham, Dr. Guthrie, Dr. Candlish
David Octavius Hill
c. 1841-48
Edinburgh from Calton Hill
David Octavius Hill
1843
George Gilfillan and Dr. Samuel Brown
David Octavius Hill
c. 1841-48
Gordon Highlanders at Edinburgh Castle
David Octavius Hill
April 9, 1846
Group at Bonaly Tower
David Octavius Hill
1840
J. Henning and Handyside Ritchie
David Octavius Hill
c. 1841-48
John Gersdorp, King of Saxony, Unknown Man, The Earl of M...
David Octavius Hill
1844
John Murray
David Octavius Hill
1840
Lady Elizabeth Eastlake
David Octavius Hill
c. 1844
Lady Mary Ruthven
David Octavius Hill
c. 1845
Lord Ruthven
David Octavius Hill
c. 1845
Master Hope Finlay
David Octavius Hill
c. 1841-48
Master Miller
David Octavius Hill
1843-47
Miss Bell
David Octavius Hill
1843-47
Mons Meg, Edinburgh Castle
David Octavius Hill
1843-48
Mr. Forrester
David Octavius Hill
c. 1845
Mr. W.S. Orr and Peter Fraser
David Octavius Hill
c. 1841-48
Exhibitions
13 exhibitionsMar 17, 1937 – Apr 18, 1937
Photography 18391937
243 artists · 1 curator
Sep 09, 1941 – Oct 19, 1941
Photographs by David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson
2 artists · 1 curator
May 24, 1944 – Sep 17, 1944
Photography
63 artists · 1 curator
Jun 20, 1945 – Jun 23, 1946
The Museum Collection of Photographs
25 artists
Jul 27, 1948 – Sep 26, 1948
50 Photographs by 50 Photographers
50 artists · 1 curator
Apr 26, 1949 – Jul 24, 1949
Roots of Photography
6 artists · 1 curator
Nov 26, 1958 – Jan 18, 1959
Photographs from the Museum Collection
273 artists · 1 curator
Nov 18, 1959 – Nov 29, 1959
30th Anniversary Special Installation - Towards the "New" Museum
140 artists
May 27, 1964
Edward Steichen Photography Center
130 artists · 1 curator
Mar 19, 1968 – May 27, 1968
Photography as Printmaking
54 artists · 1 curator
Mar 16, 1976 – Jun 20, 1976
Photography for Collectors
63 artists · 1 curator
May 07, 1979 – Jul 29, 1979
Nineteenth-Century Photographs from the Arnold H. Crane Collection
11 artists · 2 curators
Nov 07, 1985 – Jan 07, 1986
Self Portrait: The Photographer's Persona, 18401985
58 artists · 1 curator