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Prince Albert collected photographs of places significant to him

After Édouard Baldus (1813-89)

Longpré 1890 copy after 1855 original

Carbon print made from a salted paper print original | 31.7 x 40.2 cm (whole object) | RCIN 2584491

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Photograph of the village of Long-sur-Somme, seen from the river lock. There are numerous houses on the other side of the canal. The church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste is visible in the background, on the left, distinguished by its spire. This photograph is part of an album of prints presented to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert as a memento of their state visit to France from 18-27 August 1855
  • Creator(s)

    After Édouard Baldus (1813-89) (photographer)

    Gustav William Henry Mullins (1854-1921) (photographer)

  • 31.7 x 40.2 cm (whole object)

  • Presented to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

  • Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
    Subject(s)
    • Places
      • Europe
        • France
          • Picardy [France]
            • Somme [France]
              • Long [Somme]
      • Physiography
        • Rivers
          • Rivers of western Europe
            • Somme, River [France]
    • Geography
      • Travels & exploration
        • Royal visits & tours
          • Royal visits & tours-France
            • Royal visits & tours-France 1855
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Engineering & Technology
        • Canals