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Hill & Adamson 
Rev Dr John Macdonald 
1843-1847 
  
Salted paper print, from calotype negative 
20.2 x 14.6 cm (7 15/16 x 5 3/4 ins) 
  
J. Paul Getty Museum 
Object Number: 88.XM.57.25 
  
 
LL/73396 
  
Curatorial description (Acccessed: 25 February 2017)
Coming from the Highlands of Scotland, the Reverend Dr. John Macdonald was known as "The Apostle of the North." He was very much involved with the Free Church of Scotland during the 1840s; David Hill and Robert Adamson photographed him in preparation for the portrait that appears in the central section of Hill's painting, The Disruption Picture. The strong chiaroscuro present in many of their photographs, as seen here, caused viewers in the 1800s to compare them to etchings by Rembrandt. 
 

 
  
 
  
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