Landscape, Nature and Architecture
Technological improvements enabled Prince Albert to collect photographs of places that were significant to him
AFTER GEORGE WASHINGTON WILSON (1823-93)
Balmoral Castle from the South East
1883 after an c. 1859 originalCarbon print | 7.8 x 7.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2320228
Photograph of Balmoral castle with the clock tower prominent on the right. On the left is the porte-cochere at the end of the drive. In the foreground are the branches of a tree or bush within the castle's gardens. Trees also partially obscure the bottom part of the clock tower from view.
This photograph is a carbon copy of the original albumen photograph made in 1883. Carbon was a process that was less susceptible to fading, unlike an albumen print that is prone to discolouration over time.
This photograph is a carbon copy of the original albumen photograph made in 1883. Carbon was a process that was less susceptible to fading, unlike an albumen print that is prone to discolouration over time.
Creator(s)
After George Washington Wilson (1823-93) (photographer)
Jabez Hughes (1819-84) (photographer)
7.8 x 7.0 cm (image)
17.2 x 13.0 cm (mount)
- From an album of photographs collected and arranged by Albert, Prince Consort, between 1860 and 1861
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Great Britain
- Scotland
- Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
- Balmoral Castle [Aberdeenshire]
- Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
- Scotland
- Great Britain
- Europe
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Places
