George Washington Wilson

George Washington Wilson (7 February 1823 – 9 March 1893)[1] was a pioneering Scottish photographer.[2] In 1849, he began a career as a portrait miniaturist, switching to portrait photography in 1852. He received a contract to photograph the Royal Family, working for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. He pioneered various techniques for outdoor photography and the mass production of photographic prints as he gradually began to largely do landscape photography in the 1860s. By 1864 he claimed to have sold over half a million copies.

This article is about the Scottish photographer. For other people, see George Wilson (disambiguation).

George Washington Wilson
Self portrait
Born7 February 1823
Alvah, Banffshire
Died9 March 1893(1893-03-09) (aged 70)
NationalityScottish
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