John Henning and Alexander Handyside Ritchie, Sculptors
Although neither Henning nor Ritchie was present at the historic signing of the Deed of Demission, Hill wanted to include his sculptor friends in his painting of the event. Like many other calotypes made early in the Hill and Adamson partnership, this one served as a model for the finished painting: Henning and Ritchie can be seen in just these poses in the skylight of Tanfield Hall, at the upper left corner of Hill's painting.
Artwork Details
- Title: John Henning and Alexander Handyside Ritchie, Sculptors
- Photography Studio: Hill and Adamson (British, active 1843–1848)
- Artist: David Octavius Hill (British, Perth, Scotland 1802–1870 Edinburgh, Scotland)
- Artist: Robert Adamson (British, St. Andrews, Scotland 1821–1848 St. Andrews, Scotland)
- Date: ca. 1845
- Medium: Salted paper print from paper negative
- Dimensions: 20.5 x 16.3 cm (8 1/16 x 6 7/16 in. )
- Classification: Photographs
- Credit Line: The Rubel Collection, Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 1997
- Object Number: 1997.382.22
- Curatorial Department: Photographs
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