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    JAMES VALENTINE (1815-79)

    The Glassalt Shiel - The Queen's Sitting Room

    c.1868

    Albumen print | 26.3 x 34.4 cm (page dimensions) | RCIN 2160429

    Photograph of an interior view of the Queen's Sitting Room. The view shows a central table surrounded by two chairs, a chaise lounge on the left and a fire place in the centre of the room. There is a painting of Prince Albert hunting above the fireplace.

    • Creator(s)

      James Valentine (1815-79) (photographer)

    • 26.3 x 34.4 cm (page dimensions)

      11.1 x 16.4 cm (image)

    • Subject(s)
      • Places
        • Europe
          • Great Britain
            • Scotland
              • Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
                • Balmoral Estate [Aberdeenshire]
                • Loch Muick [Scotland]
      Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • albums
            • photograph albums
          • photographs
        • printed & manuscript material
          • books
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