LOT 888 Alexander Wilson Hill JP (1867-1949)
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Alexander Wilson Hill JP (1867-1949) 'Snow in the City' a bromoil transfer print mounted on card, signed to the card in pencil l.r., pencil inscriptions verso and half an applied label from an exhibition at the Smithsonian Museum, Washington 30.5 x 26.5cm Alexander Wilson, born in Girvan, was a prolific photographer, a long-standing member of the Edinburgh Photographic Society, he exhibited widely across Europe, receiving numerous awards, and Felice Beato (1830-1907) 'The Dilkusha Palace, Lucknow' an albumen print, inscribed in pencil to mount 'Dilkusha, Lucknow, Felice Beato....1857 Albumen print', inscribed in pencil verso 'Beato 5 214/5, 5068, mounted on card image 23.5 x 28cm (2) In February 1858, Beato arrived in Calcutta and began his travels through Northern India, documenting the aftermath of the 1857 Indian Rebellion. During this time he produced, perhaps the first-ever, photographic images of corpses. His images of the Indian Rebellion and the Second Opium War represent the first substantial body of photo-journalism. Condition report: Wilson: Some discolouration. Discolouration to card. Wear to corners of card. Beato: Stuck to card, some rippling to lower edge. Card some discolouration especially to edges.
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