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Landscape, Nature and Architecture

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

GEORGE WASHINGTON WILSON (1823-93)

Castleton Of Braemar

1857

Albumen print | 19.2 x 24.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2160045

Photograph of a view of Castleton of Braemar. In the foreground is a rocky area with a man and woman sitting on the ground. There are outbuildings on the left side of the photograph, and houses and a church in the background. There is a large hill in the distant background.
  • Creator(s)

    George Washington Wilson (1823-93) (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Great Britain
  • 19.2 x 24.5 cm (image)

    28.3 x 36.6 cm (page dimensions)

  • Castleton of Braemar. 1857 [Album: Balmoral 1856-1861]

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

  • Subject(s)
    • Places
      • Europe
        • Great Britain
          • Scotland
            • Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
              • Castleton of Braemer [Aberdeenshire]
              • Braemar [Aberdeenshire]
              • Braemar Valley
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs