Landscape, Nature and Architecture
Technological improvements enabled Prince Albert to collect photographs of places that were significant to him
JAMES MACK (1827-64)
Foundling Hospital, Moscow
Sep 1856Albumen print | 15.3 x 28.2 cm (image) (image) | RCIN 2945152
Photograph of the Foundling Hospital in Moscow. The building has four storeys and three small towers to the far right. There are outbuildings in front of the hospital and a river in the foreground. A small group of boats are moored to the right.
This is one of a series of photographs taken by Corporal J Mack during the coronation celebrations of Alexander II, Emperor of Russia. He was part of a group of British representatives led by Lord Granville.
Creator(s)
James Mack (1827-64) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Foundling Hospital [Moscow]15.3 x 28.2 cm (image) (image)
- Presented to Queen Victoria by Lord Panmure (later known as Lord Dalhousie) in November 1856
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Russia
- Moscow [Russia]
- Russia
- Europe
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Engineering & Technology
- Vessels (marine)
- Boats
- Vessels (marine)
- Engineering & Technology
- Geography
- Physiography
- Rivers
- Physiography
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Places
