James Linton, New Haven Scotland,
1845
David Octavius Hill and Robert Adams |
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This salt print by David Octavius
Hill and Robert Adamson is perhaps the earliest
photographic portrait depicting a fisherman.
Hill and Adamson were partners in the earliest
days of photography; their earliest photograph
is dated 1843. Daringly posed in the typical
costume for a fisherman of the day: self-confident
Linton stands proudly before his early "fifie"
boat (clinker-built, undecked and small 25-30
feet long).
Unable to photograph the sailor at sea
Hill and Adamson included tools of the fisherman’s
trade a bucket in foreground called a scull,
or cran. This portrait features James Linton
posed in the typical costume for a fisherman
of the day loose fitting white trousers,
velvet waistcoat, and a blue jacket with
brass buttons. |
