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Landscape, Nature and Architecture

Technological improvements enabled Prince Albert to collect photographs of places that were significant to him

WILLIAM HENRY FOX TALBOT (1800-77)

Highland Hut on the banks of Lach Katrine

1844

Salted paper print | 7.7 x 10.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2600341

Photograph of a stone hut with thatched roof and wooden door, with large boulders on either side of the entrance. Behind the structure is a view of Loch Katrine. There are trees and cliffs in the distance
  • Creator(s)

    William Henry Fox Talbot (1800-77) (photographer)

  • 7.7 x 10.3 cm (image)

    30.6 x 23.8 cm (page dimensions)

  • Highland Hut on the banks of Lach Katrine [Sun Pictures in Scotland]

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.

    'Sun Pictures in Scotland' was available via subscription. In the list of subscribers, Queen Victoria is the first name listed.

  • Subject(s)
    • Geography
      • Physiography
        • Mountains
      • Systematic geography
        • Landscapes
    • Places
      • Europe
        • Great Britain
          • Scotland
            • Stirlingshire [Scotland]
              • Loch Katrine
            • The Highlands [Scotland]
    • Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
      • Architecture
        • Domestic architecture
          • Huts
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs