Landscape, Nature and Architecture
Technological improvements enabled Prince Albert to collect photographs of places that were significant to him
FRANCIS BEDFORD (1815-94)
'Aussicht von der Terrasse der Rosenau (Lauterberg in der Ferne)'; View from the Terrace of Rosenau Palace
1857Albumen print | 18.2 x 24.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2102854
Photograph showing the view from the terrace at Rosenau Palace, Coburg with Lauterburg visible in the distance. Rosenau Palace was the birthplace and childhood home of Prince Albert.
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)
18.2 x 24.4 cm (image)
31.5 x 38.4 cm (page dimensions)
- Commissioned by Queen Victoria as a gift for Prince Albert, 1857
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Germany
- Bavaria [Germany]
- Coburg [Bavaria]
- Lauterburg Castle [Coburg]
- Coburg [Bavaria]
- Bavaria [Germany]
- Germany
- Europe
- Geography
- Physiography
- Hills
- Physiography
- Natural Sciences & Mathematics
- Botany
- Systematic botany
- Trees
- Systematic botany
- Botany
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Places
