Landscape, Nature and Architecture
Technological improvements enabled Prince Albert to collect photographs of places that were significant to him
FRANCIS BEDFORD (1815-94)
'Die Cottage. (Calenberg)'; The Cottage at Callenberg
1857Albumen print | 18.2 x 24.1 cm (image) | RCIN 2102868
Photograph showing the cottage at Callenberg. Birdcages are visible in the upper window. A man stands outside the cottage, leaning against a gate.
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)
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Francis Bedford (1815-94) (photographer)
18.2 x 24.1 cm (image)
31.5 x 38.5 cm (page dimensions)
Commissioned by Queen Victoria as a gift for Prince Albert, 1857
Subject(s)
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Agriculture and related techniques
- Animal husbandry
- Bird cages
- Animal husbandry
- Agriculture and related techniques
- Men
- Natural Sciences & Mathematics
- Botany
- Systematic botany
- Trees
- Systematic botany
- Botany
- Science, Medicine and Technology
