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Landscape, Nature and Architecture

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

FRANCIS BEDFORD (1815-94)

'Das Sclösschen'; Teeschlösschen, Gotha

1858

Albumen print | 18.4 x 24.0 cm (image) (image) | RCIN 2102924

Photograph of the Teeschlösschen, a folly in the gardens of Schloss Friedenstein, Gotha. The building is in the neo-Gothic style with pointed windows and a small steeple with a cross. There is a path in front of the building with trees to either side.

Knowing of Prince Albert's love for his old home, Queen Victoria commissioned a set of photographs of Gotha to be given to Prince Albert as a birthday present on 26 August 1858. They were to accompany the set of Coburg photographs she had given him for his birthday the year before. According to the Queen's journal, Prince Albert was 'particularly delighted' with them.
  • Creator(s)

    Francis Bedford (1815-94) (photographer)

  • 18.4 x 24.0 cm (image) (image)

    31.5 x 38.5 cm (page dimensions)

  • Das Sclösschen

  • Commissioned by Queen Victoria in 1858 as a birthday present for Prince Albert

  • Subject(s)
    • Places
      • Europe
        • Germany
          • Thuringia [Germany]
            • Gotha [Thuringia]
              • Teeschlösschen [Gotha]
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs