Dr. John Adamson
ARTISTJohn Adamson was a Scottish physician, pioneer photographer, physicist, lecturer and museum curator. He was a highly respected figure in St Andrews, and was responsible for producing the first calotype portrait in Scotland in 1841. He taught the process to his brother, the famous pioneering photographer Robert Adamson. He was curator of the Literary and Philosophical Society Museum at St Andrews from 1838 until his death.
moreBiography adapted from Wikipedia: John Adamson (physician) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Dr. John Adamson, wall art & digital downloads
2 works by Dr. John Adamson (British, 1809–1870) are catalogued on Archive Lane, free to preview and available to download or order as a print.
John Adamson was a Scottish physician, pioneer photographer, physicist, lecturer and museum curator. He was a highly respected figure in St Andrews, and was responsible for producing the first calotype portrait in Scotland in 1841. He taught the process to his brother, the famous pioneering photographer Robert Adamson. He was curator of the Literary and Philosophical Society Museum at St Andrews from 1838 until his death.
Biography adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
At a glance
Most of Dr. John Adamson's work on the site falls under Prints (1), Drawings (1).
By orientation: 2 portrait.
Other British artists of the period
Artists from the same country and generation, also in the archive:
- Kate Greenaway — 460 artworks
- George Cruikshank — 381 artworks
- Edward Lear — 316 artworks
- Anna Atkins — 313 artworks
- Sir John Tenniel — 240 artworks
- Francis Seymour Haden — 237 artworks
- Thomas Girtin — 152 artworks
- Hablot Knight Browne — 145 artworks
Prints of these artworks
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Sizes and framing
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