Hill and Adamson
Salt print of Mylne's Tomb, Greyfriars Graveyard, Edinburgh 1843-47
Estimate: £1,400 - £1,800
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 19 June 2024 from 10:00 BST
Description
Salt print from a calotype negative, signed in pencil to bottom edge 'D.O. Hill' and 'R.A.', also 'Mylnes Tomb Greyfriars. Here are interred four of the family of Mylne who were architects or master masons to six Scottish monarchs', 20 x 15cm, mounted on card, fading to most of the image
Provenance
Formerly owned by the Late Murray Mackinnon, a renowned collector of photography documenting Scottish life from the mid-19th to early-20th century.