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Old Age

1891
19th century
206 x 158 mm (8.1 x 6.2 in.)

David Young Cameron, British (Scottish), (1865–1945)
After Hill & Adamson, Scottish, (active 1843–1848)

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Etching on laid paper

State: Undescribed state

Print impression quality: Very good

Edition: Unrecorded

Marks: Signed in pencil, lower right: “D.Y. Cameron”; signed in plate, lower left: “DY Cameron 1891”

Bibliography: Frank Rinder 84 depicts only the head and collar of the subject; in this impression, the complete seated half-figure is indicated with arms, hands, and back of the chair; see Sara Stevenson, David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson, p. 143; see also Heinrich Schwarz, David Octavius Hill, plate 16.

Credit Line: Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), 1942

Accession Number: 1942.D1.54

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elderly*, female portraits, portraits*

elderly - Use for those in the later stage of life, commonly considered as 65 years of age and older. [November 1992 alternate term added. January 1991 descriptor moved. 19900291 lead-in term added; descriptor changed, was "aged". 19900191 scope note added.]
female portraits
portraits - Representations of real individuals that are intended to capture a known or supposed likeness; for representations of fictional or mythological characters, use "figures (representations)." [March 1993 lead-in term added. April 1991 descriptor m

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plate Dimensions: 206 x 158 mm (8.1 x 6.2 in.)

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David Young Cameron, British (Scottish), (1865–1945) Hill & Adamson, Scottish, (active 1843–1848) . Old Age, 1891. Etching on laid paper. Undescribed state. plate : 206 x 158 mm (8.1 x 6.2 in.). Sheet : 289 x 212 mm (11.4 x 8.3 in.). DAC accession number 1942.D1.54. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), 1942. Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (photo: T. Rodriguez) .

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