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David Octavius Hill
William Heighton Leitchcirca 1845, printed circa 1845

Not on view
Sepia-toned early photograph, full-length profile of an elderly man in a dark religious habit and skullcap, holding a rosary, standing near a doorway
Artist or Maker
David Octavius Hill
Artist or Maker
Robert Adamson
Title
William Heighton Leitch
Place Made
Scotland
Date Made
circa 1845, printed circa 1845
Medium
Salt paper print
Dimensions
Image: 7 11/16 × 5 11/16 in. (19.53 × 14.45 cm) Primary support: 7 11/16 × 5 11/16 in. (19.53 × 14.45 cm) Secondary support: 14 11/16 × 10 1/4 in. (37.31 × 26.04 cm) Mat: 19 15/16 × 15 15/16 in. (50.64 × 40.48 cm)
Credit Line
The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin
Accession Number
M.2008.40.990
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Selected Bibliography
  • Salvesen, Britt. See the Light: Photography, Perception, Cognition: the Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; New York: DelMonico Books/Prestel, 2013.