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James Ayton
Hill, David Octavius, 1847, Salted paper print
James Ayton
James Ayton
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Title
James Ayton
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A seated man is writing, using a quill. The man wears a coat, overcoat and cravat.
Artist / maker
Hill, David Octavius
Date
1847
Size
20 x 14.8 cm
Type
Salted paper print
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Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
James Aytoun Esq was a prominent radical politician in Edinburgh around the 1830's. He was considered hypocritical and corrupt as a politician.
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An Hundred Pictures in Calotype by Hill & Adamson
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