Dr. John Adamson

Photographer · 1810–1870

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John Adamson was a medical doctor and curator of the St. Andrews Literary and Philosophical Society Museum in Scotland from its formation in 1838 until his death in 1870. The Society was an eclectic group of intellectuals with a wide variety of interests; at its meetings, Adamson learned of the invention of photography from Sir David Brewster. Brewster, the newly appointed principal of the St. And

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A Group Portrait with Mr. and Mrs. Adair Craigie, Mrs. James Brewster, and Sir David Brewster.

A Group Portrait with Mr. and Mrs. Adair Craigie, Mrs. James Brewster, and Sir David Brewster.

Getty Museum · about 1847

[Aleck Bell with an Unidentified Woman]

[Aleck Bell with an Unidentified Woman]

Getty Museum · October 1867

An Athlete

An Athlete

Getty Museum · about 1845

[A. Ross]

[A. Ross]

Getty Museum · 1842–1843

Captain Colin Mackenzie.

Captain Colin Mackenzie.

Getty Museum · 1845–1850

[Distant view of St. Andrews from the east]

[Distant view of St. Andrews from the east]

Getty Museum · about 1845

Dr. Mudie.

Dr. Mudie.

Getty Museum · 1842–1843

Dr. William Playfair, London

Dr. William Playfair, London

Getty Museum · 1855–1856

Dr. William Thomson.

Dr. William Thomson.

Getty Museum · about 1845

Esther Adamson (Miss Tetty)

Esther Adamson (Miss Tetty)

Getty Museum · about 1863

James Thomson.

James Thomson.

Getty Museum · about 1845

Jean Adamson

Jean Adamson

Getty Museum · about 1867

Market Street St. Andrews with the Old Tollbooth, looking West.

Market Street St. Andrews with the Old Tollbooth, looking West.

Getty Museum · about 1843

Melville Adamson and Aleck Bell

Melville Adamson and Aleck Bell

Getty Museum · about 1860

Miss Brewster.

Miss Brewster.

Getty Museum · 1845–1850

Miss Thomson of St. Andrews

Miss Thomson of St. Andrews

Getty Museum · about 1845

Mr. Caw.

Mr. Caw.

Getty Museum · 1842–1843

Mrs. Henry King.

Mrs. Henry King.

Getty Museum · 1845–1850

Mrs. Henry King.

Mrs. Henry King.

Getty Museum · 1845–1850

Mrs. John Adamson (Esther Alexander)

Mrs. John Adamson (Esther Alexander)

Getty Museum · about 1867

Mrs. Major Bell.

Mrs. Major Bell.

Getty Museum · about 1847

Mrs. Oswald Bell (Isabella Adamson)

Mrs. Oswald Bell (Isabella Adamson)

Getty Museum · 1867

Mrs. Oswald Bell (Isabella Adamson)

Mrs. Oswald Bell (Isabella Adamson)

Getty Museum · about 1867

Oswald Bell

Oswald Bell

Getty Museum · 1867

Oswald Home Bell and Blanche

Oswald Home Bell and Blanche

Getty Museum · about 1855

Portrait of Aleck Bell

Portrait of Aleck Bell

Getty Museum · 1867

Rachel Adamson

Rachel Adamson

Getty Museum · about 1862–1864

Sir David Brewster's garden with the West Tower of the Cathedral in the background.

Sir David Brewster's garden with the West Tower of the Cathedral in the background.

Getty Museum · 1843–1844

Sir David Brewster with Miss Mary Playfair, Lady Brewster, Mr. Pakenham Edgeworth, and Miss Brewster.

Sir David Brewster with Miss Mary Playfair, Lady Brewster, Mr. Pakenham Edgeworth, and Miss Brewster.

Getty Museum · 1843–1846

St. Salvator's College Chapel from the Southeast.

St. Salvator's College Chapel from the Southeast.

Getty Museum · 1843–1844

[The Adamson House and Family on South Street, St. Andrews]

[The Adamson House and Family on South Street, St. Andrews]

Getty Museum · 1862

View at Burnside.

View at Burnside.

Getty Museum · 1842–1843