Pearce, Thomas [attributed to]
Sir Charles Forbes of Forbes Castle, Invercauld, September 1857
Estimate: £360 - £400
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 19 June 2024 from 10:00 BST
Description
Albumen photograph, 15 x 11cm, mounted on scrap album page, slight yellowing
Provenance
Formerly owned by the Late Murray Mackinnon, a renowned collector of photography documenting Scottish life from the mid-19th to early-20th century.
Footnote
(ref. Royal Collection Trust Photographic Portraits Vol. 2 (1852-1859) RCIN 2906641 - the photograph of Forbes in this album has been replaced with a later carbon print. Also in this album is an identically sized photograph with similar vignetting of William Duff, also taken at Invercauld in September 1857, which has Thomas Pearce identified as the photographer)