Three Italian Daguerreotypes to be displayed at the National Library of Scotland
2 May 2024
Three daguerreotypes from the Ruskin Whitehouse Collection will go on display at the National Library of Scotland in the ‘Images of Italy’ display.
16 May – 2 November 2024
The three daguerreotypes from the Collection depict Venice, Florence, and Pisa. The display will be open from 16 May to 2 November 2024, which includes the period of the Edinburgh Festival. ‘Images of Italy’ will include works and objects from the National Library of Scotland’s collection such as 15th-century woodcuts and 19th-century photography depicting Italy.
John Ruskin & John Hobbs, ‘Venice. St. Mark’s. Principal façade. South-west portico. Angled view’, 1850, 1996D0014 © The Ruskin, Lancaster University
John Ruskin & Le Cavalier Iller, ‘Florence. Panorama from the south’, 1845, 1996D0052 © The Ruskin, Lancaster University
John Ruskin, Le Cavalier Iller & John Hobbs, ‘Pisa. The Cathedral and leaning tower’, 1846, 1996D0057 © The Ruskin, Lancaster University
The Ruskin and Lancaster University’s Innovation Team have been developing a Web Platform as part of ‘Images of Italy’, to provide more information about Ruskin’s daguerreotypes through a series of short films. This includes a link to a film produced by the V&A – ‘How is it made? The Daguerreotype‘.