Landscape, Nature and Architecture
Technological improvements enabled Prince Albert to collect photographs of places that were significant to him
FRANCIS BEDFORD (1815-94)
'Der Obelisk (Rosenau)'; The Obelisk at Rosenau Palace
1857Albumen print | 24.6 x 19.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2102858
Photograph showing the obelisk at Rosenau Palace. There is a man seated at the base of the obelisk, holding a gun. Rosenau Palace was the birthplace and childhood home of Prince Albert.
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)
24.6 x 19.0 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]
- The Rosenau [Coburg]
- Grounds of the Rosenau
- The Rosenau [Coburg]
- Coburg [Bavaria]
- Bavaria [Germany]
- Germany
- Europe
- People
- Men
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Engineering & Technology
- Military engineering
- Arms (weapons)
- Firearms
- Guns
- Firearms
- Arms (weapons)
- Military engineering
- Engineering & Technology
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Places
