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COGHILL, John Joscelyn, Sir (1826-1905), photographer. Glendalough - Seven Churches. Circa 1854. Original photographic paper print (140 x 216 mm), mounted on contemporary card stock, captioned and signed in margin by the photographer. IMAGE TAKEN BY ONE OF IRELAND’S FIRST PHOTOGRAPHERS. “Coghill… took a special interest in photography in the early 1850s, when wet-plate photography and a number of photographic paper processes became available to amateur photographers. He was present at the inaugural meeting of the Dublin Photographic Society (1854-8) on 1 November 1854 and was elected honorary secretary. He served a term as president and three terms as vice-president” (DIB).