Edinburgh castle from Grassmarket
Valentine and Sons Ltd
Category
Photographs
Date
1870 - 1890
Materials
Paper
Measurements
133 x 200 mm
Place of origin
Dundee
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1520693.5
Summary
A monochrome albumen print photograph by James Valentine, depicting a view of Edinburgh Castle from Grassmarket. The view is of the buildings of Grassmarket with the castle behind The print is mounted with broad paper borders. The corner shape is square. The print is photographically captioned from the negative: " EDINBURGH CASTLE FROM GRASSMARKET 230. J.V.." in the bottom centre .
Provenance
Part of the Fenton Collection. A gift from British Film Institute in 2017. From 1986-1999, part of BFI collection for the Museum of the Moving Image. BFI purchased collection in 1986 from James Fenton's Museum of Photography, Port Erin, Isle of Man 1976-1986
Makers and roles
Valentine and Sons Ltd, photographer and publisher