Landscape, Nature and Architecture
Technological improvements enabled Prince Albert to collect photographs of places that were significant to him
FRANCIS BEDFORD (1815-94)
'Ansicht von Gotha von dem neuen Kirchhofe'; View of Gotha from the new cemetery
1858Albumen print | 17.8 x 23.9 cm (image) | RCIN 2102918
Photograph of Gotha taken from the new cemetery. There is rough land and a small cemetery in the foreground. The town extends across the hillside behind with Schloss Friedenstein clearly visible.
Knowing of Prince Albert's love for his old home, Queen Victoria commissioned a set of photographs of Gotha to be given to Prince Albert as a birthday present on 26 August 1858. They were to accompany the set of Coburg photographs she had given him for his birthday the year before. According to the Queen's journal, Prince Albert was 'particularly delighted' with them.
Knowing of Prince Albert's love for his old home, Queen Victoria commissioned a set of photographs of Gotha to be given to Prince Albert as a birthday present on 26 August 1858. They were to accompany the set of Coburg photographs she had given him for his birthday the year before. According to the Queen's journal, Prince Albert was 'particularly delighted' with them.
Creator(s)
Francis Bedford (1815-94) (photographer)
17.8 x 23.9 cm (image)
31.5 x 38.5 cm (page dimensions)
Ansicht von Gotha von dem neuen Kirchhofe
- Commissioned by Queen Victoria in 1858 as a birthday present for Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Germany
- Thuringia [Germany]
- Gotha [Thuringia]
- Schloss Friedenstein [Gotha]
- Gotha [Thuringia]
- Thuringia [Germany]
- Germany
- Europe
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
- Town planning, landscapes and gardens
- Cemeteries
- Town planning, landscapes and gardens
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Places
