David Octavius Hill
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personScottish, 1802–1870
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Selected Works94

Museum Acquisitions

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Professor Alexander Campbell Fraser, Rev. James Walker, Rev. Robert Taylor, Rev. John Murray, Rev. Dr William Welsh and Rev. Dr John Nelson
Professor Alexander Campbell Fraser, Rev. James Walker, Rev. Robert Taylor, Rev. John Murray, Rev. Dr William Welsh and Rev. Dr John Nelson, 1846
Acquired 2020
Salted paper print from paper negative
Art Institute of Chicago
Mrs. Anne Rigby and Lady Elizabeth Eastlake
Mrs. Anne Rigby and Lady Elizabeth Eastlake, 1843
Acquired 2015
Carbon print
Art Institute of Chicago
James Linton and Three Boys, Newhaven
James Linton and Three Boys, Newhaven, 1843
Acquired 2015
Carbon print
Art Institute of Chicago
Alexander Rutherford, William Ramsay, and John Liston, Newhaven
Alexander Rutherford, William Ramsay, and John Liston, Newhaven, 1843
Acquired 2015
Carbon print
Art Institute of Chicago
Mrs. Logan and Two Unknown Women, Newhaven
Mrs. Logan and Two Unknown Women, Newhaven, 1843
Acquired 2015
Carbon print
Art Institute of Chicago
The Misses Grierson
The Misses Grierson, 1845
Acquired 2014
Salted paper print
Art Institute of Chicago
Dr. David Irving
Dr. David Irving, 1843
Acquired 2012
Calotype
Art Institute of Chicago
Dr. David Irving
Dr. David Irving, 1843
Acquired 2012
Carbon print
LACMA
Miss Fillaus
Miss Fillaus, 1840
Acquired 2008
Photogravure
LACMA
William Heighton Leitch
William Heighton Leitch, 1845
Acquired 2008
Salt paper print
LACMA
Eleanor Rigby
Eleanor Rigby, 1840
Acquired 2008
Photogravure
Lowe Art Museum
Untitled
Untitled, 1845
Acquired 2007
photogravure
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
David Octavius Hill, R.S.A.
David Octavius Hill, R.S.A., 1843
Acquired 2004
Photogravure
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Master Miller (Jimmy Miller, son of Professor James (or Hugh) Miller, Geologist)
Master Miller (Jimmy Miller, son of Professor James (or Hugh) Miller, Geologist), 1843
Acquired 2004
Salted paper print from paper negative
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
The Fillan Family
The Fillan Family, 1843
Acquired 2004
Photogravure
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
[Woman Holding Glasses]
[Woman Holding Glasses], 1843
Acquired 2004
Photogravure
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
North Street, Fishergate, Women and Children Baiting the Lines, St Andrews
North Street, Fishergate, Women and Children Baiting the Lines, St Andrews, 1845
Acquired 2004
Photogravure
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Miss Matilda Rigby
Miss Matilda Rigby, 1843
Acquired 2004
Salted paper print from paper negative
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
The Bird Cage
The Bird Cage, 1843
Acquired 2004
Photogravure
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
John Henning and Alexander Handyside
John Henning and Alexander Handyside, 1843
Acquired 2004
Photogravure
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Professor Alexander Monro
Professor Alexander Monro, 1843
Acquired 2004
Photogravure
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Girl in Straw Hat - Miss McCandlish
Girl in Straw Hat - Miss McCandlish, 1843
Acquired 2004
Photogravure
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
The Minnow Pool - The Finlay Children
The Minnow Pool - The Finlay Children, 1843
Acquired 2004
Photogravure
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
The Letter (Marion Finlay, Mrs Margaret (Dryburgh) Lyall and Mrs. Grace (Finlay) Ramsay)
The Letter (Marion Finlay, Mrs Margaret (Dryburgh) Lyall and Mrs. Grace (Finlay) Ramsay), 1843
Acquired 2004
Salted paper print from paper negative
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
John Ban MacKenzie (1796–1864), Piper to the Marquis of Breadalbane and the Highland Society
John Ban MacKenzie (1796–1864), Piper to the Marquis of Breadalbane and the Highland Society, 1844
Acquired 2004
Salted paper print from paper negative

Previous Sales

Swann Auction Galleries
St. Andrews. 1843-48
St. Andrews. 1843-48
$2,000
Dec 2024
Swann Auction Galleries
& ROBERT ADAMSON (1821-1848) Reverend Fréderic Joël Jean Gerard Monod. 1843-48
& ROBERT ADAMSON (1821-1848) Reverend Fréderic Joël Jean Gerard Monod. 1843-48
$2,000
Dec 2024
Swann Auction Galleries
& ROBERT ADAMSON (1821-1848) Lady Elizabeth Eastlake (back view). 1843–47
& ROBERT ADAMSON (1821-1848) Lady Elizabeth Eastlake (back view). 1843–47
Sold
Oct 2024
Swann Auction Galleries
& ROBERT ADAMSON (1821-1848) Portrait of the painter David Roberts
& ROBERT ADAMSON (1821-1848) Portrait of the painter David Roberts
Sold
Apr 2023
Swann Auction Galleries
Dr. Hanna, and Mr. Cowan
Dr. Hanna, and Mr. Cowan
$1,000
Feb 2023
Roseberys · Artsy
A set of four photogravure portraits
A set of four photogravure portraits, 1911
Bidding closed
Four photogravure etchings on paper

For Sale

Clark Art Institute · Artsy
The Bird Cage
The Bird Cage, 1909
For sale
Photogravure on japanese tissue
Clark Art Institute · Artsy
Mrs. Rigby
Mrs. Rigby, 1909
For sale
Photogravure on Japanese tissue
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Artsy
Newhaven Fishwives
Newhaven Fishwives, 1845
For sale
Salted paper print from paper negative
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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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Professor Alexander Campbell Fraser, Rev. James Walker, Rev. Robert Taylor, Rev. John Murray, Rev. Dr William Welsh and Rev. Dr John Nelson
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 2020 · Accession 2020.83 · Salted paper print from paper negative
Museum purchase funded by the S. I. and Susie Morris Photography Endowment
Edinburgh Ale: James Ballantine, Dr. George Bell, and D.O. Hill
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2020 · Accession 2020.311 · Salted paper print from paper negative
Gift of William Rubel, 2020
Mrs. Anne Rigby and Lady Elizabeth Eastlake
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2015 · Accession 2015.185 · Carbon print
Through prior reciprocal gift of the Library of Congress
James Linton and Three Boys, Newhaven
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2015 · Accession 2015.186 · Carbon print
Through prior gift of James P. Harrington; Smart Family Acquisition Fund
Alexander Rutherford, William Ramsay, and John Liston, Newhaven
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2015 · Accession 2015.187 · Carbon print
Through prior gift of the Mattis Family; Nagel Family Fund; through prior reciprocal gift of the Library of Congress
Mrs. Logan and Two Unknown Women, Newhaven
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2015 · Accession 2015.188 · Carbon print
Through prior gift of the Illinois Arts Council; D. Wendell Fentress Memorial Fund
Untitled
Nasher Museum of Art · Durham, North Carolina, United States · Acquired 2014 · Accession 2014.28.26 · Salt print from calotype negative
Gift of Sarit Rozycki and Robert Cromwell
The Misses Grierson
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2014 · Accession 2014.658 · Salted paper print
Purchased with funds provided by Robin and Sandy Stuart
Three Unknown Boys and James Linton, Newhaven
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2013 · Accession 2013.159.64 · Salted paper print from paper negative
Bequest of Maurice B. Sendak, 2012
Dr. David Irving
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2012 · Accession 2012.221 · Calotype
Gift of Robert A. Taub
Dr. David Irving
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2012 · Accession 2012.222 · Carbon print
Gift of Robert A. Taub
Miss Fillaus
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2008 · Accession M.2008.40.986 · Photogravure
The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin
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death
David Octavius Hill dies
Jan 1, 1870
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birth
David Octavius Hill born
Jan 1, 1802