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WILLIAM HENRY FOX TALBOT (1800-77)

Scenery of Loch Katrine

1844

Salted paper print | 8.1 x 10.1 cm (image) | RCIN 2600344

Photograph of a Highland hut on Loch Katrine. A gentleman stands on the right side of the entrance. He raises his right arm and leans against the building. There are boulders to left and right of the hut's wood slated door. The hut's thatched roof is partially visible.

  • Creator(s)

    William Henry Fox Talbot (1800-77) (photographer)

  • 8.1 x 10.1 cm (image)

    30.6 x 23.8 cm (page dimensions)

  • Scenery of Loch Katrine [Sun Pictures in Scotland]

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.

    'Sun Pictures in Scotland' was available via subscription. In the list of subscribers, Queen Victoria is the first name listed.

  • Subject(s)
    • Places
      • Europe
        • Great Britain
          • Scotland
            • Stirlingshire [Scotland]
              • Loch Katrine
            • The Highlands [Scotland]
    • Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
      • Architecture
        • Domestic architecture
          • Huts
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
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