Prince Albert collected photographs of places significant to him
George Washington Wilson (1823-93)
Dugald Stewart's Monument, Edinburgh 1859
Albumen print | 7.2 x 6.9 cm (image) | RCIN 2320128
Photograph of Dugald Stewart's monument on Calton Hill, overlooking the city of Edinburgh. In the middle ground to the right of the centre is the Walter Scott Monument and in the left of the background can be seen Edinburgh Castle.
Dugald Stewart (1753-1828) was a Scottish Philosopher who was a professor at the University of Edinburgh. The monument was commissioned by the Royal Society of Edinburgh to stand on Calton Hill and it was completed in 1831.
Dugald Stewart (1753-1828) was a Scottish Philosopher who was a professor at the University of Edinburgh. The monument was commissioned by the Royal Society of Edinburgh to stand on Calton Hill and it was completed in 1831.
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Creator(s)
George Washington Wilson (1823-93) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Great Britain -
7.2 x 6.9 cm (image)
17.2 x 13.0 cm (mount)
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From an album of photographs collected and arranged by Albert, Prince Consort between 1860 and 1861
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Great Britain
- Scotland
- Lothian [Scotland]
- Edinburgh [Lothian]
- Dugald Stewart's Monument [Edinburgh]
- Dugald Stewart's Monument [Edinburgh]
- Calton Hill [Edinburgh]
- Edinburgh Castle [Edinburgh]
- Walter Scott Monument [Edinburgh]
- Edinburgh [Lothian]
- Lothian [Scotland]
- Scotland
- Great Britain
- Europe
- visual works
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