In June , Brewster recommended Adamson to David Octavius Hill ( 1802 -- 1870 ) , a painter of romantic Scottish landscapes , who hired him ; .
They were commissioned in 1843 to make a group portrait of the 470 clergymen who founded the Free Church of Scotland .
In June , Brewster recommended Adamson to David Octavius Hill ( 1802 -- 1870 ) , a painter of romantic Scottish landscapes , who hired him ; and they were commissioned in 1843 to make a group portrait of the 470 clergymen who founded the Free Church of Scotland .