Albumen Print Tummel Bridge Inn Schiehallion 1870s James Valentine Scotland

Description: Photographer: James Valentine, Dundee, Scotland Title: Tummel Bridge Inn and Schiehallion 2187. Date: 1870s Medium: Albumen Print on plain mount Size of Image: 5 ¼ x 8 1/8 inches Size of Mount: 11 x 14 inches Condition: Rich tonal image, clean surface with some old spotting blemishes, mount shows light rubbing with lightly bumped corners/edges. Other: Early view of the Tummel Bridge Inn by Valentine. In G. & P. Andersons’ Guide to the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, 1842, describes it as, “Tummel Bridge Inn, a comfortable house, where the road from Crieff to Dalnacardoch crosses, is seven miles from the latter lake (Loch Rannoch). Loch Tummel is three miles long, and at the west end about two-thirds of a mile in width, contracting towards the opposite extremity. Several obtuse little promontories, sweetly fringed with ash, project into the water. The hills along the upper portion of the strath are of gentle inclination and moderate height; those on the north preserve nearly an unbroken level outline. The southerly ones exhibit low detached summits, but rising from a common continuous chain. In the slight depressions of the hill face, a good deal of land has been brought into cultivation, and the greater part of the north side of Loch Tummel is arable. Birch is scattered here and there, but heath and grey stones occupy by far the largest portion of the ground. As it approaches Loch Tummell, the tortuous river is skirted with ash trees.” James Valentine (1815-1879) was first commissioned in 1866 by the Royal family to produce a series of Scottish views, later receiving the coveted Royal warrant as official photographer to the Queen. His son William Dobson Valentine joined the firm in the 1860s and later his brother George Dobson Valentine joined him concentrating primarily on portraiture. In 1878 the firm changed its name from James Valentine to James Valentine & Sons. Following their father’s death in 1879, the partnership continued until1884 when George went on to New Zealand to become an important landscape photographer. In the late1880’s William’s son Harbon Valentine joined the firm continuing its growth until his death in 1949. Shortly after that the firm was taken over and in 1971 a major portion of the Valentine archive was donated to St. Andrews University, Scotland. (Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-century Photography by John Hannavy) Send questions. We are currently listing a diverse selection of photography and art. Please check back frequently to see the new listings in both our auctions and our eBay Store. Take a minute and click on the link to my eBay store in the upper right corner of this page. Thanks. International bidders please Note: Import duties, taxes and charges on international sales are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer’s responsibility. Please check with your country’s customs service to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying. These charges are normally collected by the delivering freight or shipping company or when you pick up the item. Please do not confuse these charges as additional shipping charges. We cannot mark merchandise values below value or mark items as “gifts.” U.S. and International government regulations prohibit this. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

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