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The Royal Institution with the Castle in the background

Artist: Adamson, Robert · 1821-1848 Artist: Hill, David Octavius, RSA · 1802-1870

Object data

Date	c.1843 - c.1848
Accession	1993.407
Type	Photograph Calotype print
Dimensions	Overall 25.5 x 20.4 19.9 x 14.5
Acquisition	Gift Hill, David Octavius, RSA (1852)

Exhibitions

Ages of Wonder : Scotland's Art 1540 to Now, Collected by the Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture

Dates: Nov 4, 2017 - Jan 7, 2018

Venue: Royal Scottish Academy

Location: The Mound

A Developed Vision: Pioneering Scottish and French Photography from the RSA collections (Library)

Dates: Apr 27, 2009 - Jul 27, 2009

Venue: Royal Scottish Academy (Library)

Location: Edinburgh

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