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Robert Adamson
Portrait of William Etty, Royal AcademyOctober 1844

Not on view
Early black and white portrait photograph, white man in profile facing left, holding a palette and brush, wearing a dark coat

Robert Adamson, David Octavius Hill, Portrait of William Etty, Royal Academy, October 1844, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Sue and Albert Dorskind, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Robert Adamson
Scotland, 1821-1848
Artist or Maker
David Octavius Hill
Scotland, 1802-1870
Title
Portrait of William Etty, Royal Academy
Place Made
Scotland
Date Made
October 1844
Medium
Salted-paper print
Dimensions
Image: 7 5/8 × 5 1/2 in. (19.37 × 13.97 cm) Primary support: 8 × 5 9/16 in. (20.32 × 14.13 cm) Secondary support: 14 3/8 × 11 5/8 in. (36.51 × 29.53 cm) Mat: 17 × 14 in. (43.18 × 35.56 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Sue and Albert Dorskind
Accession Number
AC1993.204.4
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography