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Mr Rittenberg
Doull, David, 1866, Glass negative
Mr Rittenberg
Mr Rittenberg
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Item no
1084
Title
Mr Rittenberg
Description
A full-length portrait photograph of Mr Rittenberg. He is standing and resting an arm on a short pillar which is draped by a curtain. He is wearing a dark suit with a white necktie and a top hat. He holds a book in his left hand.
Artist / maker
Doull, David
Date
1866
Size
10.8 x 8.2 cm
Type
Glass negative
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Photographed on the 8th December 1866.
Mr Rittenberg of 3, the Pleasance, Edinburgh.
David Doull was a professional photographer at 72 Lauriston Place from 1865 - 1867. He was born in Edinburgh in 1831 and was one of the founder members of the Edinburgh Photographic Society in 1861. In 1970 Edinburgh Public Libraries purchased Mr Doull's collection of 319 glass negatives from Mr Frank Seymour, one in a chain of successors to Mr Doull's shop at Lauriston Place.
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