Prince Albert collected photographs of places significant to him
Aimé Civiale (1821-93)
La route du Simplon au pied du Schönhorn 1859-68
Poitevin process | 26.3 x 35.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2370860
Photograph of the road of the Simplon Pass running along the bottom edge of the frame. The road passes between a single stone building in the middleground and a stream that flows over boulders in the foreground. A pyramid-shaped mountain rises in the background.
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Creator(s)
Aimé Civiale (1821-93) (artist)
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26.3 x 35.5 cm (image)
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Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- albums
- photograph albums
- albums
Subject(s)
- Places
- Physiography
- Mountains
- The Alps (mountains)
- Rivers
- Mountains
- Physiography
- visual works
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