James Howie - 1791-1858Studio from 1840? |
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James Howie was the first photographer to set up a studio in Princes Street. The exact date that the studio was established is not clear. The adverts on the back of his cartes-de-visite originally said “Established 1839” but several years later, after producing about 30,000 portraits, he changed this to read “Established 1840”. In his book, History of Photography, Gernsheim suggests a date of 1841, but gives no source for this date. Further research is needed. It would be interesting to find the exact date that Howie opened his first studio in Princes Street and, in particular, whether it could have been before spring 1841 – the date when Gernsheim states that Europe’s first public portrait studio was on the rooftop of the Royal Polytechnic Institution in London. Ebsworth featured James Howie's rooftop studio in his view looking to the North, from the recently constructed Scott Monument in 1845.
Howie's Rooftop Studio |
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The Howie Family - More Pages |
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Cartes de Visite J Howie Jun + Questions |
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Ambrotype J Howie Jun |
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