Scottish Scenary Photographer Georges Washington Wilson
George Washington Wilson
Also
known as Georges Wilson (1823-1893) was born in Scotland.
He
was one of the first royal photographers of England. He created the
photo cabinet size for portraits.
He
was a great photographer, using very short exposures for his photos.
He
created a firm in Aberdeen John Hay to be one of the biggest photo sellers of
their time.
The photographs of George Washington
Wilson are frequently found in the market because its production was enormous. His work
focused mainly in Scotland, but spread
throughout the UK. The
photographers of the company moved
even to places like
Spain, especially in Andalusia and Morocco.
The usual signs of his photos is G.W.W.
The usual signs of his photos is G.W.W.
Very
careful developing his photos, his prints had always very good quality because
ot their state, photo tecnique and image pictured.
Some more data about
his life and works can be seen in:
- University of Aberdeen On line Collection
The George Washington Wilson and
Co. Photographic Collection
The George Washington Wilson and Co. photographic collection consists of over 37,000 glass plate negatives, produced by the Aberdeen firm between the second half of the nineteenth century and the early twentieth century
The George Washington Wilson and Co. photographic collection consists of over 37,000 glass plate negatives, produced by the Aberdeen firm between the second half of the nineteenth century and the early twentieth century
His patronage by the Royal Family during their
visits to the Balmoral Estates began in 1854 when he was invited to take
photographs of the Royal family in the grounds of Balmoral
He received the official appointment of
Photographer Royal for Scotland
in 1860 and his relationship with the Royal family continued throughout his
career
- Retrato y Paisaje en la Fotografía del Siglo XIX Incluye fotografías de Georges W. Wilson
- Georges Washington Wilson Edin Photo. Biography and exhibitions :
George
Washington Wilson
exhibited his photos in these early exhibitions:
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1855: British Association, Glasgow
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1856: Edinburgh
Photographic Society
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1857: Art Treasures, Manchester
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1858: Edinburgh
Photographic Society
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1859: British Association, Glasgow
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1859: Glasgow
Photographic Society
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1861: London
Photographic Society
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1862: London
International Exhibition
- Photographs of George Washington Wilson can be seen in Harvard Art Museum
- Luminous Lint Georges W. Wilson
Wilson went on to build up a substantial
business as a publisher of topographic views, principally of Scotland, where he
travelled to Braemar, the Trossachs, the Falls of Clyde and many of the wilder
parts of Scotland. His English output is small compared with his Scottish
views, but Wilson made several journeys into England.
- Getty Edu Wilson, Georges Washington
Born 7 February 1823; died 9 March
1893.
By 1880 he had established the
largest publishing company of topographical views in Britain called "G.W. Wilson
& Co.".
- Álbum de Georges Washington Wilson Scottish Scenary en Gallica
Título : [Recueil.] Scottish Scenery / G. W. Wilson
Autor : Wilson, George Washington (1823-1893). Photographe Ne voir que les résultats de cet auteur
Fecha de publicación : 1880-1900
Tema : Édimbourg (GB) Buscar todos los documentos de Gallica con ese mismo tema
Tema : Holyrood abbey (GB) Buscar todos los documentos de Gallica con ese mismo tema
Tipo : Paysages urbains -- 1870-1913,Vues d'architecture -- 1870-1913,image fixe,photographie
Idioma : Inglés
Formato : 1 album de 10 photogr. pos. sur papier albuminé d'après des négatifs sur verre au gélatinobromure d'argent ; 11 x 16 cm (vol.)
Formato : image/jpeg
Derechos : domaine public
Identificador : ark:/12148/btv1b84328913
Fuente : Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Estampes et photographie, 8-VG-483
Relación : http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb40366592j
Procedencia : bnf.fr
Descripción : Collectionneur : Sirot, Georges (1898-1977)