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GEORGE WASHINGTON WILSON (1823-93)

Cairn for the Prince Consort

c. 1862 - c. 1865

Albumen print | 8.1 x 7 cm (image) | RCIN 2117291

Photograph of a stone pyramid or cairn for Prince Albert, erected on the Balmoral Estate, by Queen Victoria, with two plaques, one with a quotation from the Old Testament. The plaque on the cairn reads To the beloved memory of Albert, the great and good Prince Consort, erected by his broken hearted widow, Victoria R, 21st August 1862.
  • Creator(s)

    George Washington Wilson (1823-93) (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61)
  • 8.1 x 7 cm (image)

  • Acquired by Princess Louise

  • Subject(s)
    • Places
      • Europe
        • Great Britain
          • Scotland
            • Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
              • Balmoral Estate [Aberdeenshire]
                • Prince Albert's Cairn [Balmoral Estate]
    • Natural Sciences & Mathematics
      • Astronomy
        • Geodesy & Surveying
          • Topography
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Engineering & Technology
        • Civil engineering
          • Earthworks
            • Cairns
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs