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Children's albums

ATTRIBUTED TO GEORGE WASHINGTON WILSON (1823-93)

The Linn of Dee

1856-59

Albumen print | 11 x 17.1 cm (image) | RCIN 2117212

Photograph from an album of the stone bridge spanning the River Dee as seen in the background. A rocky gorge interspersed with trees borders the bridge on either side.

The bridge in this photograph exhibits a single gothic arch. In her diaries written during the autumn of 1857, Queen Victoria mentions crossing the 'new bridge...where a fine salmon and large trout were caught.' RA VIC/MAIN/QVJ (W) 1st September 1857 

  • Creator(s)

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

  • 11 x 17.1 cm (image)

  • Acquired by Princess Helena

  • Subject(s)
    • Places
      • Europe
        • Great Britain
          • Scotland
            • Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
              • Linn of Dee [Aberdeenshire]
        • Rivers of northern Europe
          • Rivers of Scotland
            • River Dee [Aberdeen]
    • Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
      • Architecture
        • Secular architecture
          • Bridges
    • Geography
      • Physiography
        • Rivers
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs