Untitled album of portraits and some landscapes, dating from the 1860s.
Mayall, J. E.(John Jabez Edwin),1813-1901,photographer.
Silvy, Camille-Léon-Louis,1834-1910,photographer.
Wilson, G. W.(George Washington),1823-1893,photographer.
G. W. Wilson & Co.,photographers.
An album of 300 albumen prints, mainly portraits, including various European royal families, members of the British aristocracy and politicians and other prominent public figures. There are also some landscapes, mostly southern England, but with a few Scottish landscapes as well. Most, but not all, of the photographs are captioned in ink.
Most of the photographers are unknown, but the Scottish views are by George Washington Wilson (G.W. Wilson & Co.) and there are photographs from the studios of John Jabez Edwin Mayall and Camille Silvey.
MacKinnon collection, jointly acquired with the National Galleries of Scotland, with assistance from the Scottish Government, National Lottery Heritage Fund and the Art Fund.
Title supplied by the cataloguer.
Portraits, British