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David Octavius Hill — Camera Work: Lady Ruthven
David Octavius Hill

Camera Work: Lady Ruthven

1905

Reproduced in the pages of Camera Work, Stieglitz's influential journal, the photogravure brought Hill's pioneering 1840s portraits to early 20th-century photography enthusiasts. High-quality printing preserved the soft, atmospheric qualities that made the original calotypes so admired.

Medium
photogravure

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David Octavius Hill, Camera Work: Lady Ruthven, 1905

Reproduced in the pages of Camera Work, Stieglitz's influential journal, the photogravure brought Hill's pioneering 1840s portraits to early 20th-century photography enthusiasts. High-quality printing preserved the soft, atmospheric qualities that made the original calotypes so admired.

Medium
photogravure
Year
1905
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Monochrome, Photography, Serene, Documentary, Scottish, Female Subject, Early Modern, Portrait, Photogravure, Victorian Era

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago