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Prince Albert collected photographs of places significant to him

Royal Residences

From the mid-1850s onwards, Queen Victoria (1819-1901) and Prince Albert (1819-61) systematically used photography to record every aspect of their lives together. This included documenting their residences at Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace, Balmoral, Osborne and Frogmore.  Such photographs are a unique architectural record, and demonstrate Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s taste in interior styles of decoration. These photographs also show the objects, paintings, and works of art that Queen Victoria and Prince Albert chose to surround themselves with, in private apartments and rooms connected with the diplomatic life of royal residences.

Arthur James Melhuish (1829-95)

Photographs of Windsor Castle, 1854-56

Arthur James Melhuish (1829-95)

Melhuish's Views of Windsor Castle

Arthur James Melhuish (1829-95)

Melhuish's Views of Windsor Castle

Arthur James Melhuish (1829-95)

Melhuish's Views of Windsor Castle

George Washington Wilson (1823-93)

Balmoral; 1856-1861

Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61)

Photographs of Frogmore 1861

Jabez Hughes (1819-84)

Osborne

Roger Fenton (1819-69)

Buckingham Palace

Attributed to Roger Fenton (1819-69)

Osborne House

Roger Fenton (1819-69)

Osborne House

Roger Fenton (1819-69)

Balmoral Castle, South Front

Attributed to Wilson & Hay (active 1853-55)

Her Majesty's Old Palace of Balmoral

Dr Ernst Becker (1826-88)

'Balmoral Castle'

Attributed to Dr Ernst Becker (1826-88)

Old Balmoral Castle

Attributed to Wilson & Hay (active 1853-55)

Old Balmoral Castle

George Washington Wilson (1823-93)

Queen Victoria's sitting room, Balmoral

George Washington Wilson (1823-93)

Princess Beatrice's room, Balmoral Castle

George Washington Wilson (1823-93)

Dining room, Balmoral

Wilson & Hay (active 1853-55)

Dining Room in the old house at Balmoral

George Washington Wilson (1823-93)

The Drawing Room, Balmoral

George Washington Wilson (1823-93)

The Drawing Room, Balmoral

Wilson & Hay (active 1853-55)

New House at Balmoral in progress

Wilson & Hay (active 1853-55)

New House at Balmoral in progress.

George Washington Wilson (1823-93)

Balmoral Castle, Corridor downstairs

Attributed to George Washington Wilson (1823-93)

The Upper Corridor, Balmoral Castle

Wilson & Hay (active 1853-55)

New house of Balmoral, Spring 1854

Wilson & Hay (active 1853-55)

New House. Balmoral. Spring 1854

Wilson & Hay (active 1853-55)

New House. Balmoral Spring 1854

Attributed to George Washington Wilson (1823-93)

Balmoral Castle from the Southwest

George Washington Wilson (1823-93)

East approach to Balmoral Castle

George Washington Wilson (1823-93)

Balmoral Castle from the River Dee

George Washington Wilson (1823-93)

Balmoral Castle from the River Dee

Wilson & Hay (active 1853-55)

The old and new house at Balmoral

George Washington Wilson (1823-93)

Balmoral Castle from the South

Roger Fenton (1819-69)

Balmoral Castle (North side)

Attributed to George Washington Wilson (1823-93)

Allt-na-Giubhsach House, Balmoral estate

Roger Fenton (1819-69)

The South Side, Windsor Castle

Roger Fenton (1819-69)

The South Side, Windsor Castle

Roger Fenton (1819-69)

The South Side, Windsor Castle

Roger Fenton (1819-69)

General view from Town Park

Roger Fenton (1819-69)

General view from Town Park

Roger Fenton (1819-69)

General View from Town Park

Roger Fenton (1819-69)

The North Side, Windsor Castle

Roger Fenton (1819-69)

The Long Walk, Windsor

Roger Fenton (1819-69)

The Long Walk, Windsor Castle

Roger Fenton (1819-69)

Statue of George III, Windsor