Prince Albert collected photographs of places significant to him
George Washington Wilson (1823-93)
Abbotsford from the South East c. 1860
Albumen print | 7.6 x 7.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2320135
Photograph of Abbotsford House situated near Melrose, Scotland. A path leads down to the main house which is flanked by trees at the top of the path, on the right, is seated a man with his back to the viewer who wears a top hat.
Abbotsford was once the home of Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) who named it after the ford where the Abbots of Melrose Abbey used to traverse the River Tweed. The house was opened to the public in 1833 and a new visitor centre was opened on the estate in 2012.
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Creator(s)
George Washington Wilson (1823-93) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Great Britain -
7.6 x 7.0 cm (image)
17.2 x 13.0 cm (mount)
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From an album of photographs collected and arranged by Albert, Prince Consort, between 1860 and 1861
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Great Britain
- Scotland
- The Borders [Scotland]
- Abbotsford [Borders]
- The Borders [Scotland]
- Scotland
- Great Britain
- Physiography
- Rivers
- Rivers of northern Europe
- Rivers of Scotland
- Tweed, River [Borders region]
- Rivers of Scotland
- Rivers of northern Europe
- Rivers
- Europe
- visual works
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