Landscape, Nature and Architecture
Technological improvements enabled Prince Albert to collect photographs of places that were significant to him
FRANCIS BEDFORD (1815-94)
'Das Innere der Moritz-Kirche'; The Interior of the Church of St Maurice in Coburg, 1857
1857Albumen print | 23.2 x 19.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2102833
Photograph showing the interior of the Church of St Maurice in Coburg including the chancel and alter.
This is one of a series of photographs that were commissioned by Queen Victoria to be presented to her husband Prince Albert on his birthday in August 1857. Bedford, accompanied by his wife, travelled to Coburg in June and early July to photograph the places associated with the Prince's childhood.
This is one of a series of photographs that were commissioned by Queen Victoria to be presented to her husband Prince Albert on his birthday in August 1857. Bedford, accompanied by his wife, travelled to Coburg in June and early July to photograph the places associated with the Prince's childhood.
Creator(s)
Francis Bedford (1815-94) (photographer)
23.2 x 19.2 cm (image)
38.4 x 31.5 cm (page dimensions)
- Commissioned by Queen Victoria as a gift for Prince Albert, 1857
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Germany
- Bavaria [Germany]
- Coburg [Bavaria]
- Bavaria [Germany]
- Germany
- Europe
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
- Architecture
- Ecclesiastical & religious architecture
- Christian church architecture
- Churches
- Altars
- Pews
- Christian church architecture
- Architectural design
- Interiors
- Ecclesiastical & religious architecture
- Architecture
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Places
