Prince Albert collected photographs of places significant to him
Francis Bedford (1815-94)
'Aussicht von der Festung'; View from the Summit of the Fortress at Coburg 1857
Albumen print | 18.8 x 24.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2102850
Photograph showing the view from the summit of the fortress at Coburg, with a small section of the fortress visible in the foreground, on the right.
This is one of a series of photographs that were commissioned by Queen Victoria to be presented to her husband Prince Albert on his birthday in August 1857. Bedford, accompanied by his wife, travelled to Coburg in June and early July to photograph the places associated with the Prince's childhood.
This is one of a series of photographs that were commissioned by Queen Victoria to be presented to her husband Prince Albert on his birthday in August 1857. Bedford, accompanied by his wife, travelled to Coburg in June and early July to photograph the places associated with the Prince's childhood.
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Creator(s)
View person pageFrancis Bedford (1815-94) (photographer)
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18.8 x 24.3 cm (image)
31.5 x 38.4 cm (page dimensions)
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Commissioned by Queen Victoria as a gift for Prince Albert, 1857
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Germany
- Bavaria [Germany]
- Coburg [Bavaria]
- Bavaria [Germany]
- Germany
- Europe
- Natural Sciences & Mathematics
- Botany
- Systematic botany
- Trees
- Systematic botany
- Botany
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
- Architecture
- Secular architecture
- Military architecture
- Fortresses
- Military architecture
- Secular architecture
- Architecture
- visual works
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