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Technological improvements enabled Prince Albert to collect photographs of places that were significant to him

WILLIAM HENRY FOX TALBOT (1800-77)

A Mountain Rivulet which flows at the foot of Doune Castle

1844

Salted paper print | 8.2 x 10.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2600347

Photograph of a small stream running through rocky ground with shrubs and trees on the bank. There is a hill in the background.

  • Creator(s)

    William Henry Fox Talbot (1800-77) (photographer)

  • 8.2 x 10.3 cm (image)

    30.6 x 23.8 cm (page dimensions)

  • A Mountain Rivulet which flows at the foot of Doune Castle [Sun Pictures In Scotland]

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.

    'Sun Pictures in Scotland' was available via subscription. In the list of subscribers, Queen Victoria is the first name listed.

  • Subject(s)
    • Places
      • Europe
        • Great Britain
          • Scotland
            • Stirlingshire [Scotland]
              • Stirling [Scotland]
                • Doune Castle [Scotland]
    • Geography
      • Physiography
        • Hills
    • Natural Sciences & Mathematics
      • Botany
        • Systematic botany
          • Trees
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
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