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WILLIAM BAMBRIDGE (1819-79)

Head of a stag

c. 1854

Salted paper print | 12.0 x 14.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2116995

Photograph of the head of a stag shot by Prince Albert (1819-61), possibly in Windsor Great Park. There is a brick wall and door in the background.

  • Creator(s)

    William Bambridge (1819-79) (photographer)

  • 12.0 x 14.8 cm (image)

  • From the collection of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

  • Subject(s)
    • Natural Sciences & Mathematics
      • Biological sciences
        • Zoology
          • Animals
            • Mammals
              • Deer
                • Red deer
                  • Stags (male deer)
    • Places
      • Europe
        • Great Britain
          • England
            • Berkshire [England]
              • Windsor [Berkshire]
                • Windsor Great Park [Windsor]
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Agriculture and related techniques
        • Animal husbandry
          • Field sports (hunting, shooting, stalking)
            • Hunting methods
              • Stalking
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
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