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David Octavius Hill — Camera Work: Mr. Rintoul, Editor "Spectator"
David Octavius Hill

Camera Work: Mr. Rintoul, Editor "Spectator"

1912

Professional portrait of a prominent Victorian editor illustrates photography's emerging role in documenting the era's literary and intellectual figures.

Medium
photogravure

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David Octavius Hill, Camera Work: Mr. Rintoul, Editor "Spectator", 1912

Professional portrait of a prominent Victorian editor illustrates photography's emerging role in documenting the era's literary and intellectual figures.

Medium
photogravure
Year
1912
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Monochrome, Documentary, Photograph, Scottish, Historical, Man, Portrait, Photogravure, Formal

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