Miss Munro 1843 - 1847

"Miss Munro" is a calotype photograph by the Scottish duo Hill and Adamson, taken between 1843 and 1847. The portrait captures a young woman seated with a thoughtful expression, her hand gently touching her hair. This image, now held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, exemplifies the photographers' signature style of sharp detail and natural light. The use of calotype, an early photographic process, gives the image a distinctive soft focus and warm tonality. This photograph is a significant example of early portraiture and its contribution to the developing art form of photography.