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    GEORGE WASHINGTON WILSON (1823-93)

    Balmoral Castle from the River Dee

    c. 1861

    Albumen print | 33.9 x 46.1 cm (page dimensions) | RCIN 2140258

    Photograph of Balmoral Castle taken from across the River Dee. There is a grassy are and trees in the foreground and the Castle is visible in the middle ground. There are hills in the background

    • Creator(s)

      George Washington Wilson (1823-93) (photographer)

    • 33.9 x 46.1 cm (page dimensions)

      10.7 x 16.6 cm (image)

    • Album: Windsor Castle Etc

    • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

    • Subject(s)
      • Places
        • Europe
          • Great Britain
            • Scotland
              • Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
                • Balmoral Castle [Aberdeenshire]
          • Rivers of northern Europe
            • Rivers of Scotland
              • River Dee [Aberdeen]
      • Natural Sciences & Mathematics
        • Botany
          • Systematic botany
            • Trees
      • Geography
        • Physiography
          • Rivers
      Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • photographs
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