Landscape, Nature and Architecture
Technological improvements enabled Prince Albert to collect photographs of places that were significant to him
WILSON & HAY (ACTIVE 1853-55)
New House. Balmoral Spring 1854
Mar 1854May 1854Albumen print | 16.4 x 21.9 cm (image) | RCIN 2140228
Photograph of the construction of the new Balmoral Castle, Aberdeenshire. A workman's ladder leans, propped against a doorway and the roof is in the latter stages of completion. Building material surrounds the site and a wooden fence is in the foreground.
The partnership of George Washington Wilson and John Hay made three visits to Balmoral Castle in March, July and October of 1854 to photograph the construction of the new castle, the foundation stone for which was laid on the 23rd September 1853 and to photograph the old castle prior to its demolition in late 1854.
The partnership of George Washington Wilson and John Hay made three visits to Balmoral Castle in March, July and October of 1854 to photograph the construction of the new castle, the foundation stone for which was laid on the 23rd September 1853 and to photograph the old castle prior to its demolition in late 1854.
Creator(s)
Wilson & Hay (active 1853-55) (photographer)
16.4 x 21.9 cm (image)
33.9 x 46.1 cm (page dimensions)
- Commissioned by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Great Britain
- Scotland
- Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
- Balmoral Castle [Aberdeenshire]
- Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
- Scotland
- Great Britain
- Europe
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Places
