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Landscape, Nature and Architecture

Technological improvements enabled Prince Albert to collect photographs of places that were significant to him

AFTER ÉDOUARD BALDUS (1813-89)

Boulogne (Vue du Port)

1890 copy after original 1855 photograph

Carbon print made from a salted paper print original | 33.3 x 43.5 cm (whole object) | RCIN 2584506

Photograph of Boulogne port at low tide. The view is divided by a wooden jetty, running horizontally across the photograph in the middle ground. Two boats feature in the foreground, and a large ship is moored in the jetty, on the side furthest away from the camera. There are buildings in the distant background. This photograph is part of an album of prints presented to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert as a memento of their state visit to France from 18-27 August 1855
  • Creator(s)

    After Édouard Baldus (1813-89) (photographer)

    Gustav William Henry Mullins (1854-1921) (photographer)

  • 33.3 x 43.5 cm (whole object)

  • Presented to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

  • Subject(s)
    • Places
      • Europe
        • France
          • Nord-Pas-de-Calais [France]
            • Boulogne-sur-Mer [France]
    • Geography
      • Travels & exploration
        • Royal visits & tours
          • Royal visits & tours-France
            • Royal visits & tours-France 1855
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Engineering & Technology
        • Waterway engineering
          • Ports
        • Vessels (marine)
          • Boats
            • Yachts
            • Dinghies