Landscape, Nature and Architecture
Technological improvements enabled Prince Albert to collect photographs of places that were significant to him
GEORGE WASHINGTON WILSON (1823-93)
Colonnade of Basaltic Pillars, Staffa
c. 1861Albumen print | 7.2 x 6.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2320048
Photograph of cliffs formed of vertical columns of basalt on the Isle of Staffa in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland. In front of the cliffs on the left of the centre, stand two men.
The Island of Staffa in the Inner Hebrides features many natural curiosities including Fingal's Cave that is formed of hexagonal basalt columns. The two men standing in front of the cliffs have probably been deliberately placed to provide a sense of scale.
The Island of Staffa in the Inner Hebrides features many natural curiosities including Fingal's Cave that is formed of hexagonal basalt columns. The two men standing in front of the cliffs have probably been deliberately placed to provide a sense of scale.
Creator(s)
George Washington Wilson (1823-93) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Great Britain7.2 x 6.8 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
- Hebrides [Scotland]
- Staffa [Scotland]
- Hebrides [Scotland]
- Scotland
- Great Britain
- Europe
- Natural Sciences & Mathematics
- Earth sciences
- Geology
- Earth sciences
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Places
