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GEORGE WASHINGTON WILSON (1823-93)

The Dhuloch

c. 1862

Albumen print | 11.3 x 17.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2160364

Photograph of a valley interspersed with boulders that leads to the Dhu Loch bordered by mountains. In the foreground, a man holding a telescope and with his back to the viewer, leans against a large boulder.

Wilson took a number of views of the Dhu Loch featuring Keepers, possibly from the Balmoral Estate. The Dhu Loch is a reservoir serving the town of Rothesay in Argyll and Bute in Scotland.
  • Creator(s)

    George Washington Wilson (1823-93) (photographer)

    GW Wilson, & Co, 25 Crown St, Aberdeen (photographer)

  • 11.3 x 17.2 cm (image)

    26.3 x 34.4 cm (page dimensions)

  • Princess Helena's Album 1852-68

  • Subject(s)
    • Places
      • Europe
        • Great Britain
          • Scotland
            • Argyll and Bute [Scotland]
              • Dubh Loch [Argyll]
            • Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
              • Balmoral Estate [Aberdeenshire]
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs