Landscape, Nature and Architecture
Technological improvements enabled Prince Albert to collect photographs of places that were significant to him
FRANCIS BEDFORD (1815-94)
'Aussicht vom Calenberg'; The View from the Terrace at Callenberg
1857Albumen print | 18.7 x 23.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2102865
Photograph showing the view from the terrace of Callenberg Castle, Coburg. There are large trees in the foreground, partially blocking the view.
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.
Creator(s)
Francis Bedford (1815-94) (photographer)
18.7 x 23.7 cm (image)
31.5 x 38.5 cm (page dimensions)
- Commissioned by Queen Victoria as a gift for Prince Albert, 1857
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Germany
- Bavaria [Germany]
- Coburg [Bavaria]
- Schloss Callenberg [Coburg]
- Coburg [Bavaria]
- Bavaria [Germany]
- Germany
- Europe
- Natural Sciences & Mathematics
- Botany
- Systematic botany
- Trees
- Systematic botany
- Botany
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
- Architecture
- Buildings
- Architecture
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Places
