Prince Albert collected photographs of places significant to him
Thomas Pearce (active c. 1850s)
Stag shot by the Prince in the Ditch
Salted paper print | 14.4 x 11.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2117007
Photograph of a head of a stag shot by Prince Albert (1819-61). The head is positioned on top of a wooden box, facing towards the left. Various foliage have been placed around the stag's neck. The box is positioned in front of a stone wall.
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Creator(s)
Thomas Pearce (active c. 1850s) (photographer)
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annotation: Stag shot by the Prince in the Ditch/ Oct: 5th 1857 weighed 18 st 9 lb [beneath work]
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14.4 x 11.5 cm (image)
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From the collection of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
Subject(s)
- Natural Sciences & Mathematics
- Zoology
- Animals
- Mammals
- Deer
- Red deer
- Stags (male deer)
- Red deer
- Deer
- Mammals
- Animals
- Zoology
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Agriculture and related techniques
- Animal husbandry
- Field sports (hunting, shooting, stalking)
- Hunting methods
- Stalking
- Hunting methods
- Field sports (hunting, shooting, stalking)
- Animal husbandry
- Agriculture and related techniques
- visual works
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