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ATTRIBUTED TO DR ERNST BECKER (1826-88)

Stag Shot by the Prince Consort at the Glassalt

2 Oct 1858

Albumen print | 10.1 x 14.1 cm (image) | RCIN 2160342

Photograph of a stag's head with 12 point antlers placed on a garland of heather, the whole supported on a wooden bench set against a plain stone wall of the Glassalt Shiel on the Balmoral estate.

Queen Victoria's diary entry for the 2nd October 1858 reads: 'Albert out for the day, stalking...returned having killed a fine stag with 13 points.' RA VIC/MAIN/QVJ (W) 2nd October 1858
  • Creator(s)

    Attributed to Dr Ernst Becker (1826-88)

    (photographer)

  • 10.1 x 14.1 cm (image)

    26.3 x 34.4 cm (page dimensions)

  • Princess Helena's Album 1852-1868

  • Subject(s)
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Agriculture and related techniques
        • Animal husbandry
          • Field sports (hunting, shooting, stalking)
            • Stag hunting
            • Hunting methods
              • Shooting (animals)
    • Natural Sciences & Mathematics
      • Zoology
        • Animals
          • Mammals
            • Deer
              • Red deer
                • Stags (male deer)
    • Places
      • Europe
        • Great Britain
          • Scotland
            • Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
              • Balmoral Estate [Aberdeenshire]
                • Glas-allt-Shiel [Balmoral Estates]