Surname: Wilson Forename(s): George Washington b. 7 February 1823. d. 9 March 1893. Nationality: Scottish. VIAF.
Miniature painter and photographer. Apprenticed to a carpenter and house builder in
Banff, Scotland, at age 12, but in 1846 moved to Edinburgh to train as an artist with
Edward Henry Corbould. Began a photographic and portrait studio in Aberdeen in 1853
with John Hay, and quickly earned the patronage of Queen Victoria. Produced many photographs
of popular tourist views in Britain, and especially in Scotland, and from the 1860s
specialized in photographic prints for the mass market. Biographical information:
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