Landscape, Nature and Architecture
Technological improvements enabled Prince Albert to collect photographs of places that were significant to him
GEORGE WASHINGTON WILSON (1823-93)
Loch-an-Eilan
c. 1860Albumen print | 7.6 x 7.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2320165
Photograph of 'Loch an Eilean' that can be seen in the background. In the foreground is dense forest and a single tree stands on the left of the image.
The name 'Loch an Eilean' derives from the Gaelic, meaning the Loch of the island. There is a small island in the centre of the loch on which stands a 15th century castle.
The name 'Loch an Eilean' derives from the Gaelic, meaning the Loch of the island. There is a small island in the centre of the loch on which stands a 15th century castle.
Creator(s)
George Washington Wilson (1823-93) (photographer)
7.6 x 7.2 cm (image)
17.2 x 13.0 cm (mount)
- From an album of photographs collected and arranged by Albert, Prince Consort, between 1860 and 1861
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Great Britain
- Scotland
- The Highlands [Scotland]
- Loch an Eilein [Highlands]
- The Highlands [Scotland]
- Scotland
- Great Britain
- Europe
- Geography
- Physiography
- Lochs
- Mountains
- Physiography
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Places
