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George Washington Wilson

1823–1893

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3 artworks by George Washington Wilson
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Biography

George Washington Wilson (7 February 1823 – 9 March 1893) was a pioneering Scottish photographer. In 1849, he began a career as a portrait miniaturist, switching to portrait photography in 1852. He received a contract to photograph the Royal Family, working for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. He pioneered various techniques for outdoor photography and the mass production of photographic prints as he gradually began to largely do landscape photography in the 1860s. By 1864, he claimed to have sold over half a million copies.

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  • The Thames Embankment, Looking to Somerset House

    George Washington Wilson
    c.1880
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  • Greenwich Hospital from the Thames

    George Washington Wilson
    c.1880
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  • The Tower of London from the Surrey Side

    George Washington Wilson
    c.1880
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