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Landscape, Nature and Architecture

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

GEORGE WASHINGTON WILSON (1823-93)

Falls of Bracklinn near Callander, Perthshire

c. 1860

Albumen print | 7.4 x 7.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2320041

Photograph of a Bracklinn waterfall framed by trees in the foreground.

The Bracklinn Falls incorporate the Keltie River and is situated near Callander, Scotland.
  • Creator(s)

    George Washington Wilson (1823-93) (photographer)

  • 7.4 x 7.0 cm (image)

    17.2 x 13.0 cm (mount)

  • From an album of photographs collected and arranged by Albert, Prince Consort between 1860 and 1861

  • Subject(s)
    • Places
      • Europe
        • Great Britain
          • Scotland
            • Perthshire [Scotland]
              • Callander [Perthshire]
                • Falls of Bracklinn [Callander]
    • Geography
      • Physiography
        • Waterfalls
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs