• Skip to content
  • About Accessibility on our website
University of Aberdeen
  • Study
    • Undergraduate
      • Undergraduate Degrees
      • Subject Areas
      • Go Abroad
      • Finance and Funding
      • How to Apply
    • Postgraduate Taught
      • Postgraduate Degrees
      • Online Degrees
      • Part-time Study
      • Finance and Funding
      • How to Apply
    • Postgraduate Research
      • Research Areas
      • PhD Opportunities
      • Finance and Funding
      • How to Apply
    • Online Learning
      • Online Degrees
      • Short Courses
      • Study Subjects
      • How Online Learning Works
      • Fees and Funding
      • Close
  • About
      • Campus
      • Maps and Directions
      • Staff Directory
      • Contact Information
      • News
      • Events
      • History
      • Facts & Figures
      • Schools and Institutes
      • Strategy and Governance
      • Management
      • Coronavirus (Covid-19)
      • Close
  • Research
      • Explore our Research
      • Impact
      • Find a Centre or Institute
      • Facilities
      • Postgraduate Research Study
      • Research Jobs
      • Research Support
      • Close
  • Alumni & Giving
    • Alumni
      • Stay in Touch
      • Get Involved
      • Benefits and Services
      • Alumni Hub
      • Events and Reunions
      • Our Alumni
    • Development Trust
      • Make a Difference
      • Apply for Funding
      • Giving
      • Close
  • Business
      • Close
      • Development and Training
      • Facilities and Expertise
      • Working with Students
      • Collaboration
      • Funding
      • Business Contacts
      • Close
  • Quick Links
    • Student Resources
      • MyTimetable
      • MyCurriculum
      • MyAberdeen
      • Student Hub
      • Student Email
      • Student Channel
      • Infohub Opening Hours
        Mon - Thu
        09:00 - 17:00
        Fri
        10:00 - 17:00
        Sat - Sun
        Closed
        Email: infohub@abdn.ac.uk
    • StaffNet
      • Working Here
      • Management Information Systems
      • Teaching & Learning
      • Policy & Governance
      • Staff Email
    • Our Website
      • Study
      • About
      • Research
      • Alumni & Giving
      • Business
    • Popular
      • For Students
      • For Staff
      • Online Store
      • ePayments
      • Jobs
      • Library
      • Staff Directory
      • IT Services
      • A to Z
      • Close
Search Menu
Search Our Website

Or Browse:

  • Contacts
  • A to Z
  • Staff Directory
Special Collections
  • About Us
  • Using the Collections
  • Search Catalogues
  • Our Collections
  • Exhibitions and Learning
  • Projects and Collaborations
  • News
  • Events

George Washington Wilson Collection

  1. University Home
  2. Special Collections
  3. Our Collections
  4. Online Collections
  5. George Washington Wilson

George Washington Wilson

George Washington Wilson (1823-1893), born in the North East of Scotland, went to Edinburgh and then London in the 1840s to train as a portrait miniaturist. He became established in Aberdeen in the 1850s as an artist and photographer, and quickly made a name for himself among the middle classes and landed gentry

Read more

Browse the Digital Collection

The collection consists of over 40,000 glass plate negatives, produced during the second half of the 19th century by which time the company he founded had become the largest and best known photographic and printing firm in the world.

More information

Breadcrumb

  • University Home
  • Special Collections
  • Our Collections
  • Online Collections

In This Section

  • George Washington Wilson

Quick Links

Our Website

  • Study
  • About
  • Research
  • Alumni & Giving
  • Business
  • News
  • Events

Popular

  • For Students
  • For Staff
  • Online Store
  • Jobs
  • Library
  • Staff Directory
  • IT Services
  • A to Z
  • Campus Maps
  • For Students
  • For Staff
  • Sitemap

Contact Us

University of Aberdeen
Address
University of Aberdeen
King's College,
Aberdeen,
AB24 3FX
Phone
Tel: +44 (0)1224 272000
  • Contacts
  • A to Z
  • Maps and Directions
  • Staff Directory

Connect With Us

  • YouTube
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Pinterest
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Weibo
Top of Page
  • Privacy Statement
  • Accessibility
  • Cookies
  • Slavery & Human Trafficking Statement
  • Freedom of Information

The University of Aberdeen is a charity registered in Scotland, No.SC013683