Prince Albert collected photographs of places significant to him
Roger Fenton (1819-69)
St George's Chapel and the Round Tower, Windsor Castle 1860
Albumen print | 30.7 x 43.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2100045
Photograph of a view of Windsor Castle, featuring St George's Chapel, on the left, with the Round Tower in the background.
This photograph is one of 31 prints Fenton made of Windsor Castle, the Home Park and Great Park in 1860. When selecting the subjects for these views, Fenton did not seek access to areas normally barred to the public. Instead, he understood his audience would prefer to see images relating to their own experiences of the castle. Therefore, all the photographs in this series emphasise the Castle's role as a public monument, rather than as a royal residence.
This photograph is one of 31 prints Fenton made of Windsor Castle, the Home Park and Great Park in 1860. When selecting the subjects for these views, Fenton did not seek access to areas normally barred to the public. Instead, he understood his audience would prefer to see images relating to their own experiences of the castle. Therefore, all the photographs in this series emphasise the Castle's role as a public monument, rather than as a royal residence.
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Creator(s)
View person pageRoger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Bernard Bolingbroke Woodward (1816-69) -
30.7 x 43.4 cm (image)
36.5 x 46.2 cm (mount)
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St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
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Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Great Britain
- England
- Berkshire [England]
- Windsor [Berkshire]
- Windsor Castle
- Lower Ward [Windsor Castle]
- St George's Chapel [Windsor Castle]
- South Front [St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle]
- Mary Tudor Tower [Windsor Castle]
- Henry III Tower [Windsor Castle]
- St George's Chapel [Windsor Castle]
- Middle Ward [Windsor Castle]
- Round Tower [Windsor Castle]
- Norman Tower and Gateway [Windsor Castle]
- Lower Ward [Windsor Castle]
- Windsor Castle
- Windsor [Berkshire]
- Berkshire [England]
- England
- Great Britain
- Europe
- People
- visual works
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