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Miss Helen Scott and a child
Doull, David, 1866, Glass negative
Miss Helen Scott and a child
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1352
Title
Miss Helen Scott and a child
Description
A small child stands next to Miss Scott who wears a long dress and is seated beside a table with her feet resting on a foot stool. A toy horse completes the scene.
Artist / maker
Doull, David
Date
1866
Size
10.8 x 8.2 cm
Type
Glass negative
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Photographed on 16th October 1866.
Helen Scott and a child of 7 Argyle Place, Edinburgh. The address belongs to George Scott, newspaper and advertising agent.
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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