Landscape, Nature and Architecture
Technological improvements enabled Prince Albert to collect photographs of places that were significant to him
THOMAS PEARCE (ACTIVE C. 1850S)
Peter Farquarson (d.1874), Keeper
1860Albumen print | 28.3 x 36.6 cm (page dimensions) | RCIN 2160095
Photograph of a full length portrait of Peter Farquarson (d.1874), Keeper, seated on a wooden chair, facing three-quarters to the left. He looks ahead, away from the camera. He wears a cap, jacket, waistcoat, kilt and sporran. He poses in front of a stone wall. A walking stick leans against the wall, on the left side of the photograph. Photograph taken at Balmoral.
Creator(s)
Thomas Pearce (active c. 1850s) (photographer)
Previously attributed to Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Peter Farquarson (d. 1874)28.3 x 36.6 cm (page dimensions)
20.0 x 15.4 cm (image)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Great Britain
- Scotland
- Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
- Balmoral Estate [Aberdeenshire]
- Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
- Scotland
- Great Britain
- Europe
Object type(s)
- visual works
- albums
- photograph albums
- photographs
- albums
- printed & manuscript material
- books
- Places
