ID: 700007072 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700007072	Record Type: Movable Work
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[D. O. Hill] (salted paper print; Hill & Adamson (Scottish, active 1843 - 1848) (Scottish Phot...; 1843 - 1847; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los A...; 84.XO.734.4.3.41)

Note: Three-quarter length portrait of man leaning in doorway. In the numerous portraits made by David Hill and Robert Adamson, Hill himself was by far the most popular subject. He appeared in more than forty calotypes, often as part of a group arrangement. Photography provided him with the opportunity to quickly explore new positioning and lighting; placing himself in front of the camera made these experiments even easier. In this image he stands against the doorway of Rock House, perfectly at ease and well-composed. "I know not the process though it is done under my nose continually and I believe I never will," wrote painter David Octavius Hill of the photographic medium. Hill clearly saw his role in the partnership as providing artistic direction. Robert Adamson, concerned more with photography's chemical and technical aspects, occupied a behind-the-scenes role and, as a result, appeared in very few photographs.

Titles:

[D. O. Hill] (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U)

Calotypes, Portraits, Vol. III (C,U,GP,English,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

salted paper print [300127149] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>, photographs, <photographs by form>, positives (photographs), photographic prints, <photographic prints by process>)

photographic print [300127104]

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>, photographs, <photographs by form>, positives (photographs))

Classifications:

photographs (preferred)

Creation Date: 1843 - 1847

Creator Display:

Hill & Adamson (Scottish, active 1843 - 1848) (Scottish Photographer) [preferred,JPGM]

Hill & Adamson (Scottish photography studio, active 1843-1848) Qualifier: undetermined Extent: undetermined [500041217]

Locations:

Current: J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500329598] J. Paul Getty Museum, J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 84.XO.734.4.3.41

Other: Creation: Scotland [7002444] United Kingdom (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: Salted paper print from a Calotype negative

	salted paper [300127389]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by form>, <materials by physical form>, <fiber and fiber by product>, <fiber by product>, paper (fiber product), <paper by function>, photographic paper)

	salted paper processes [300053495]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <image-making processes and techniques>, <photography and photographic processes and techniques>, photographic processes)

	calotypes (negatives) [300127190]
	.......(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>, photographs, <photographs by form>, negatives (photographs), <negatives by process>)

Dimensions: Image: 19.4 x 13.7 cm (7 5/8 x 5 3/8 in.); Mount: 35.9 x 27 cm (14 1/8 x 10 5/8 in.)

General Subject:

portraits (preferred)

Specific Subjects:

	Hill, David Octavius (Scottish painter and photographer, 1802-1870) [500019476]
	.....(Persons, Artists) (ULAN)

	single-sitter portrait [300404138]
	.....(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by subject type>, portraits) (AAT)

Inscriptions: Secondary Inscription: Below image, recto mount, in brown ink by unknown hand: "D.O. Hill, R.S.A." Top left corner, recto mount, in pencil by unknown hand: "S71."

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: drawings, paintings, prints, other two-dimensional media

............... Calotypes, Portraits, Vol. III (spine title)

Sources and Contributors:
[D. O. Hill]	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
Calotypes, Portraits, Vol. III	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)

Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]

Note:
English	..... [JPGM,VP]
	..... J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)