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    W & D DOWNEY (ACTIVE 1855-1941)

    Group of gillies

    c.1866

    Albumen print | 26.3 x 34.4 cm (page dimensions) | RCIN 2160409

    Photograph of a full length group portrait of gillies, from left to right, A Thomson, W Thomson, W Kennedy, W Middleton, J Forbes, Arthur Grant, Rattry, Charles Duncan, Donald Stewart, Rower and J Smith. There is a dog lying in front of the group.  The group pose in front of the Ballroom windows at Balmoral.

    • Creator(s)

      W & D Downey (active 1855-1941) (photographer)

      Subject(s)

      Thomson, Albert
      Thomson, Alexander
      Andrew Thomson (1834-1906)
      William Thomson
      W A Kennedy (Balmoral Gillie)
      William Middleton
      Arthur Patrick Grant (1850-1937)
      Charles Duncan (1826-1904)
      Donald Stewart (1827-1909)
      J Smith (Balmoral Gillie)

    • 26.3 x 34.4 cm (page dimensions)

      5.5 x 9.0 cm (image)

    • Subject(s)
      • Places
        • Europe
          • Great Britain
            • Scotland
              • Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
                • Balmoral Estate [Aberdeenshire]
      • Science, Medicine and Technology
        • Agriculture and related techniques
          • Animal husbandry
            • Dogs
      Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • albums
            • photograph albums
          • photographs
        • printed & manuscript material
          • books
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