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D O Hill (1802-70), painter, secretary and founding member of the Royal Scottish Academy, who, along with Robert Adamson (1821-48), founded one of the first photographic studios at Rock House on Edinburgh's Calton Hill.
"Stare, pry, listen, eavesdrop. Die knowing something. You are not here long." - Walker Evans
all images ©Alan Wilson 2006
D O Hill (1802-70), painter, secretary and founding member of the Royal Scottish Academy, who, along with Robert Adamson (1821-48), founded one of the first photographic studios at Rock House on Edinburgh's Calton Hill.
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