David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson

(Active 1843-1848)

David Octavius Hill

Scottish (Perth, Scotland, 1802 - 1870, Newington, Scotland)

Robert Adamson

Scottish (Saint Andrews, Scotland, 1821 - 1848, Saint Andrews, Scotland)

A Boy and a Beech Tree in Colinton Wood

ca. 1846
photograph | salt print from a calotype negative
Not currently on view in the museum
A Boy and a Beech Tree in Colinton Wood
8 1/8 in. x 5 3/4 in. (20.64 cm x 14.61 cm)
Acquired 1997
Collection SFMOMA
Agnes E. Meyer and Elise S. Haas Fund purchase
97.557
Keywords

landscapes, trees, children, boys, tree trunks

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