The Personal Art of David Octavius Hill

Résumé du livre

"The invention of photography signalled the origins of modernity, but was connected to the concerns of its own time, many of which have since become mysterious or confused. This book is designed to present considerable new research, firstly analysing the photographic partnership and offering an understanding of its remarkable success; secondly, explaining the purpose and intelligence of this familiar work in the context of Hill's life of sixty-eight years. He lived at a time when Scotland was driven by an astonishing energy and urge for exploration and improvement, coupled with a newly confident nationalism, based on religious dynamism and literary fame.