Landscape, Nature and Architecture
Technological improvements enabled Prince Albert to collect photographs of places that were significant to him
ATTRIBUTED TO? GEORGE WASHINGTON WILSON (1823-93)
A photograph of the front view of new Balmoral Castle, September 1855
Sep 1855Salted paper print | 22.2 x 27.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2140233
Photograph showing the front view of Balmoral Castle with the driveway curving towards the front entrance of the new Castle. Hills and trees in the background.
Wilson was present in Balmoral for 13 days in September 1855 when he was commissioned to take portraits of the Royal Family to mark the engagement of Princess Victoria to Prince Frederick William of Prussia.
Wilson was present in Balmoral for 13 days in September 1855 when he was commissioned to take portraits of the Royal Family to mark the engagement of Princess Victoria to Prince Frederick William of Prussia.
Creator(s)
Attributed to? George Washington Wilson (1823-93) (photographer)
22.2 x 27.8 cm (image)
33.9 x 46.1 cm (page dimensions)
35.7 x 47.5 x 2.4 cm (album)
Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Great Britain
- Scotland
- Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
- Balmoral Castle [Aberdeenshire]
- Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
- Scotland
- Great Britain
- Physiography
- Hills
- Europe
- Natural Sciences & Mathematics
- Botany
- Systematic botany
- Grasses
- Grass
- Grasses
- Systematic botany
- Botany
- Places
