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Photographs 1842-61

Albums compiled by Prince Albert, reflecting his beliefs surrounding photography

ROSS & THOMSON (ACTIVE 1847-1890S)

Monument by A. Handyside Ritchie ARSA

c. 1849

Salted paper print | 12.2 x 9.9 cm (image) | RCIN 2600310

Photograph of a monument carved in marble depicting the Reverend David Dickson, the Scottish Presbyterian minister in St Cuthbert's churchyard, Edinburgh. On the left stands a woman with three young children. The female figure holds the hand of the child on the left and the figure representing Dickson places his hand over the bowed head of the child on the right. The inscription beneath reads: "In memory of the Rev. David Dickson DD"
  • Creator(s)

    Ross & Thomson (active 1847-1890s) (photographer)

  • 12.2 x 9.9 cm (image)

    29.7 x 37.1 cm (page dimensions)

  • Monument by A. Handyside Ritchie ARSA [Calotype Specimens]

  • From an album presented to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in 1849

  • Subject(s)
    • Places
      • Europe
        • Great Britain
          • Scotland
            • Lothian [Scotland]
              • Edinburgh [Scotland]
                • St Cuthbert's Church [Edinburgh]
    • Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
      • Architecture
        • Ecclesiastical & religious architecture
          • Funerary architecture
            • Funerary monuments
      • Plastic arts
        • Sculpture
          • Statues