Prince Albert collected photographs of places significant to him
Francis Bedford (1815-94)
'Gateway to the Fortress' 1857
Albumen print | 19.2 x 24.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2117922
Photograph showing the entrance to the fortress at Coburg. A guard stands at the main entrance, under the stone opening. A man leans on a wooden bridge connected to the gate.
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Creator(s)
View person pageFrancis Bedford (1815-94) (photographer)
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19.2 x 24.4 cm (image)
31.5 x 38.4 cm (page dimensions)
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Commissioned by Queen Victoria
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Germany
- Bavaria [Germany]
- Coburg [Bavaria]
- Veste Coburg [Coburg]
- Coburg [Bavaria]
- Bavaria [Germany]
- Germany
- Europe
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
- Architecture
- Secular architecture
- Gateways
- Gateways-Arched
- Bridges
- Gateways
- Secular architecture
- Architecture
- People
- Men
- visual works
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