George Washington Wilson
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George Washington Wilson was a pioneering Scottish photographer. In 1849, he began a career as a portrait miniaturist, switching to portrait photography in 1852. He received a contract to photograph t
Self portrait
Moroccan couple from Tangier by George Washington Wilson - 1872
Wilson c.1865
Edinburgh from the Grass Market
John Brown (servant)
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John Brown was a Scottish personal attendant and favourite of Queen Victoria for many years after working as a gillie for Prince Albert. He was appreciated by many for his competence and companionship
George Washington Wilson
…Market John Struthers (at left, in top hat) with the Tay Whale at John Woods' yard, Dundee, 1884, photographed by Wilson Queen Victoria on 'Fyvie' with John Brown at Balmoral, 1863, National Galleries of Scotland Wilson's August 1885 photograph of the Glen Tilt looking upstream toward Forest Lodge. Engraving of…
Brown, c. 1860s
A young John Brown as sketched by Queen Victoria
Queen Victoria with John Brown at Balmoral
Statue of John Brown in the grounds of Balmoral