Edinburgh Photographic Society

1863

 Open Exhibition

Edinburgh Photographic Society Exhibitions were held throughout the 1860s.  I have not yet found reports of these exhibitions in the photographic journals or the press.  However, here is a report of a Conversazione in Edinburgh University.  This included exhibits by Edinburgh Photographic Society.

Conversazione in Edinburgh University

8 October 1863

Edinburgh University Library-Hall

A Conversazione was held in the Library-Hall of Edinburgh University on 8 October 1863.  About 3,000 ladies and gentlemen were present, including Prince Albert.

Each of about 24 recesses around the hall was filled with exhibits:  Anatomy, Botany, Chemistry, Geology, etc. 

Photography filled two recesses.  Exhibits were provided by Edinburgh Photographic Society and included:

- landscape and portrait lenses from 1 ins to 6 ins.

-  a complete set of photographic chemicals

-  transparencies of the city and principle objects of interest in the vicinity.

-  a photograph of a spectrum in its natural colours by Becquerel, deposited by Sir David Brewster

Colour Photography

The British Journal of Photography reported that:

-  from early evening until midnight there was a continuous stream of apparently delighted admirers at the photographic stands, and that:

"the opinion of all who inspected the spectrum seemed to be that "the production of photographs in their natural colours was now simply a question of time".

[British Journal of Photography:  15 October 1863, p.409]

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