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    ATTRIBUTED TO GEORGE WASHINGTON WILSON (1823-93)

    Memorial for Prince Albert

    c. 1862 - c. 1865

    Albumen print | 7.8 x 7 cm (image) | RCIN 2117294

    Photograph of an Obelisk memorial, erected for the Prince Consort (1819-61), within a garden on the Balmoral Estate

    • Creator(s)

      Attributed to George Washington Wilson (1823-93) (photographer)

      Unknown Person (photographer)

      Subject(s)

      Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61)

    • 7.8 x 7 cm (image)

    • Acquired by Princess Louise

    • Subject(s)
      • Natural Sciences & Mathematics
        • Astronomy
          • Geodesy & Surveying
            • Topography
      • Places
        • Europe
          • Great Britain
            • Scotland
              • Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
                • Balmoral Estate [Aberdeenshire]
                  • Prince Albert's Obelisk [Balmoral Estate]
      Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • photographs
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