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Mr M Bryson and another man
Doull, David, 1866, Glass negative
Mr M Bryson and another man
Mr M Bryson and another man
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664
Title
Mr M Bryson and another man
Description
Portrait photograph of Mr M Bryson and another man. Both are standing and wearing military uniform, but Mr Bryson is wearing highland dress. His soldier's uniform consists of a glengarry hat, kilt, sporran and jacket. He is also wearing ankle length boots, long socks, a belt and is holding a bugle. His cap badge is a large silver thistle. The second man wears a hat with a military insignia on it and a trim around the brim. His military tunic has button-down epaulettes. He rests one arm on a bugle and tucks the thumb of his other hand into his belt. They stand beside wooden fences in front of a studio backdrop showing a country scene.
Artist / maker
Doull, David
Date
1866
Size
10.8 x 8.2 cm
Type
Glass negative
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Photograph taken on the 5th January 1867.
Mr M Bryson of 6 Brighton Street, and another man.
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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