Prince Albert collected photographs of places significant to him
Thomas Pearce (active c. 1850s)
Monk 1858
Albumen print | 28.3 x 36.6 cm (page dimensions) | RCIN 2160062
Photograph of a full length portrait of a small dog, asleep on the ground. He rests his head on his front paws and faces left. He lies against a stone wall. The dog, named Monk, belonged to Sir A. Gordon and lived at Balmoral since the 1840's.
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Creator(s)
Thomas Pearce (active c. 1850s) (photographer)
Previously attributed to Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Sir A Gordon (b. 1840) -
28.3 x 36.6 cm (page dimensions)
9.7 x 12.9 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
- photographs
- albums
- printed & manuscript material
- books
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Great Britain
- Scotland
- Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
- Balmoral Castle [Aberdeenshire]
- Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
- Scotland
- Great Britain
- Europe
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Agriculture and related techniques
- Animal husbandry
- Dogs
- Animal husbandry
- Agriculture and related techniques
- visual works
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