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GEORGE WASHINGTON WILSON (1823-93)

Balmoral Castle

c. 1859

Albumen print | 7.4 x 7.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2117164

Photograph of Balmoral Castle from the south west with a man cutting the grass in front of the castle with a machine that is pulled by a horse. The horse is being led by a second man. The castle stands in the background with the clock tower on the right and the porte cochere on the left.

Another version of this photograph entitled 'Balmoral Castle, South Front' features two men in left side profile leading a horse that pulls a machine to cut grass posed in front of the castle.
  • Creator(s)

    George Washington Wilson (1823-93) (photographer)

  • 7.4 x 7.2 cm (image)

  • Acquired by Princess Helena

  • Subject(s)
    • Places
      • Europe
        • Great Britain
          • Scotland
            • Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
              • Balmoral Castle [Aberdeenshire]
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs