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G. W. Wilson

G. W. Wilson

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 1823–1893

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19

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39

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Why this artist matters now

G. W. Wilson was a Scottish photographer who pioneered mass-production techniques for photographic prints and outdoor landscape photography in the mid-nineteenth century. Beginning as a portrait miniaturist in 1849, he transitioned to photography two years later and secured a contract to photograph the Royal Family for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. By the 1860s, Wilson had shifted toward landscape work, claiming sales exceeding half a million prints by 1864, establishing a model for the commercial distribution of photography that anticipated modern print culture.

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Artworks (19)

Holyrood Palace

Holyrood Palace

1850 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 7.8 × 7.4 cm (3 1/8 × 2 15/16 in.); Card: 8.4 × 17.4 cm (3 5/16 × 6 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Glasgow - View on the Clyde

Glasgow - View on the Clyde

1850 · Albumen print, stereo

Left image: 7.9 × 7.6 cm (3 1/8 × 3 in.); Right image: 7.9 × 7.1 cm (3 1/8 × 2 13/16 in.); Card: 8.4 × 17.4 cm (3 5/16 × 6 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Dryburgh Abbey - Tomb of Sir Walter Scott

Dryburgh Abbey - Tomb of Sir Walter Scott

1850 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 8.1 × 7.5 cm (3 1/4 × 3 in.); Card: 8.4 × 17.4 cm (3 5/16 × 6 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Windsor Castle - The North Terrace

Windsor Castle - The North Terrace

1850 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 7.8 × 7.4 cm (3 1/8 × 2 15/16 in.); Card: 8.4 × 17.4 cm (3 5/16 × 6 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Loch Katrine, looking West

Loch Katrine, looking West

1850 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 8 × 6.7 cm (3 3/16 × 2 11/16 in.); Card: 8.4 × 17.4 cm (3 5/16 × 6 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Ellen's Isle, Loch Katrine

Ellen's Isle, Loch Katrine

1850 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 8 × 7 cm (3 3/16 × 2 13/16 in.); Card: 8.4 × 17.4 cm (3 5/16 × 6 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Rothesay Pier - Island of Bute

Rothesay Pier - Island of Bute

1850 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 8 × 7.5 cm (3 3/16 × 3 in.); Card: 8.4 × 17.4 cm (3 5/16 × 6 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Balmoral Castle

Balmoral Castle

1850 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 7.6 × 7 cm (3 × 2 13/16 in.); Card: 8.5 × 17.4 cm (3 3/8 × 6 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Fingal's Cave, Staffa

Fingal's Cave, Staffa

1850 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 7.5 × 7.2 cm (3 × 2 7/8 in.); Card: 8.4 × 17.4 cm (3 5/16 × 6 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Colonnade of Basaltic Pillars, Staffa

Colonnade of Basaltic Pillars, Staffa

1850 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 7.3 × 7.1 cm (2 7/8 × 2 13/16 in.); Card: 8.5 × 17.5 cm (3 3/8 × 6 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Pass of Killiecrankie, looking down

Pass of Killiecrankie, looking down

1850 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 7.5 × 7.2 cm (3 × 2 7/8 in.); Card: 8.4 × 17.4 cm (3 5/16 × 6 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Bonnington Falls, on the Clyde

Bonnington Falls, on the Clyde

1850 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 8 × 7.5 cm (3 3/16 × 3 in.); Card: 8.4 × 17.4 cm (3 5/16 × 6 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Clamshell Cave, Staffa

Clamshell Cave, Staffa

1850 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 7.5 × 6.6 cm (3 × 2 5/8 in.); Card: 8.4 × 17.4 cm (3 5/16 × 6 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Worcester Cathedral - The Choir

Worcester Cathedral - The Choir

1850 · Albumen print, stereo

Left image: 7.9 × 7.3 cm (3 1/8 × 2 7/8 in.); Right image: 7.9 × 6.9 cm (3 1/8 × 2 3/4 in.); Card: 8.5 × 17.4 cm (3 3/8 × 6 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Edinburgh, from the Calton Hill

Edinburgh, from the Calton Hill

1850 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 7.8 × 7.2 cm (3 1/8 × 2 7/8 in.); Card: 8.5 × 17.4 cm (3 3/8 × 6 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Witches' Rock, on the Tilt

The Witches' Rock, on the Tilt

1850 · Albumen print, stereo

Left image: 8 × 7.7 cm (3 3/16 × 3 1/16 in.); Right image: 8 × 7.4 cm (3 3/16 × 2 15/16 in.); Card: 8.4 × 17.4 cm (3 5/16 × 6 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Bit in the Trossachs

Bit in the Trossachs

1850 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 7.4 × 7.4 cm (2 15/16 × 2 15/16 in.); Card: 8.4 × 17.4 cm (3 5/16 × 6 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Abbotsford - The Hall

Abbotsford - The Hall

1850 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 7.9 × 7 cm (3 1/8 × 2 13/16 in.); Card: 8.4 × 17.4 cm (3 5/16 × 6 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Elgin Cathedral - transept and Towers

Elgin Cathedral - transept and Towers

1850 · Albumen print, stereo

Left image: 7.8 × 7.5 cm (3 1/8 × 3 in.); Right image: 7.8 × 7.2 cm (3 1/8 × 2 7/8 in.); Card: 8.4 × 17.4 cm (3 5/16 × 6 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Colonnade of Basaltic Pillars, Staffa (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Colonnade of Basaltic Pillars, Staffa (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

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