Queen Victoria's bedroom in the old house at Balmoral

A hand painted photograph of Queen Victoria's bedroom in the old house at Balmoral. There is a settee and table at the foot of the bed, pictures on the walls and fireplace on the left.

Prior to its demolition in 1856, the Aberdeen artist James William Giles (1801-70) was commissioned by Queen Victoria in August 1855 to record the four principal rooms in the old Balmoral Castle. The watercolours he produced were subsequently considered too large and Wilson was asked to photograph and print them in a smaller size. Giles was then asked again to hand colour the photographs to replicate the original, larger watercolours.