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Landscape, Nature and Architecture

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

FRANCIS BEDFORD (1815-94)

'Aschenstein'; Aschenstein, a mountainous area near Gotha

1858

Albumen print | 19.3 x 24.7 cm (image) (image) | RCIN 2102970

Photograph of Aschenstein, a mountainous area near Gotha. Trees cover the hillside.

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)

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    Francis Bedford (1815-94) (photographer)

  • 19.3 x 24.7 cm (image) (image)
    31.5 x 38.5 cm (page dimensions)

  • Aschenstein

  • Commissioned by Queen Victoria in 1858 as a birthday present for Prince Albert

  • Subject(s)
    • Places
      • Europe
        • Germany
          • Bavaria [Germany]
            • Aschenstein [Germany]
      • Physiography
        • Hills