DETAILS
- Artist
- David Octavius Hill
- Date
- 1825
- Location
- National Galleries Scotland
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The full narration walks you through On the Quay at Leith — the story behind it, the details most visitors miss, and why it matters. Free in the Art Whisper app.
THE ARTIST
David Octavius Hill
David Octavius Hill, a pioneering Scottish artist, captured the dramatic founding of the Free Church of Scotland through the then-new medium of photography, forever changing portraiture.
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