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 Katrine, Perthshire
c. 1860Albumen print | 7.6 x 7.1 cm (image) | RCIN 2320174
Photograph of a view across the water's surface bordered by trees on either side. A mountain in the background, partially visible.
Loch Katrine is situated in the Trossachs area of the Scottish Highlands. The loch is 13 km long and 1 km wide with the water's depth having been artificially raised in line with its use as a reservoir; a purpose it has served since 1859.
Loch Katrine is situated in the Trossachs area of the Scottish Highlands. The loch is 13 km long and 1 km wide with the water's depth having been artificially raised in line with its use as a reservoir; a purpose it has served since 1859.
Creator(s)
George Washington Wilson (1823-93) (photographer)
7.6 x 7.1 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
- Stirlingshire [Scotland]
- Loch Katrine
- Perthshire [Scotland]
- Stirlingshire [Scotland]
- Scotland
- Great Britain
- Europe
- Geography
- Physiography
- Lochs
- Physiography
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Places
