Prince Albert collected photographs of places significant to him
George Washington Wilson (1823-93)
Glasgow Cathedral from the Necropolis c. 1860
Albumen print | 7.8 x 7.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2320232
Photograph of Glasgow Cathedral taken from the south east. A large arch traverses the rail line in the bottom left corner partially obscured by trees. In the left of the background stands a building with an onion dome and a neo-classical façade.
George Washington Wilson took a number of views of Glasgow Cathedral from this position on the Necropolis which was a principal cemetery located in Glasgow which opened in April 1833.
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Creator(s)
George Washington Wilson (1823-93) (photographer)
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7.8 x 7.0 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]
- Glasgow Cathedral
- Edinburgh [Lothian]
- Glasgow [Scotland]
- Lothian [Scotland]
- Scotland
- Great Britain
- Europe
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
- Architecture
- Ecclesiastical & religious architecture
- Cathedrals
- Ecclesiastical & religious architecture
- Town planning, landscapes and gardens
- Cemeteries
- Architecture
- visual works
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