Prince Albert collected photographs of places significant to him
George Washington Wilson (1823-93)
Firs in the Forest of Badenoch c. 1860
Albumen print | 7.6 x 7.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2320166
Photograph of a group of fir trees standing on a steep escarpment, sloping to the left within Badenoch Forest in Scotland. Individual trees and roots stand in the foreground.
The name Badenoch derives from the Scottish Gaelic 'drowned land'. The land itself is mountainous, much of which is forested.
The name Badenoch derives from the Scottish Gaelic 'drowned land'. The land itself is mountainous, much of which is forested.
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Creator(s)
George Washington Wilson (1823-93) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Great Britain -
7.6 x 7.2 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
- The Highlands [Scotland]
- Badenoch [Scotland]
- The Highlands [Scotland]
- Scotland
- Great Britain
- Europe
- Natural Sciences & Mathematics
- Botany
- Systematic botany
- Trees
- Firs
- Trees
- Systematic botany
- Botany
- visual works
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