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Landscape, Nature and Architecture

Technological improvements enabled Prince Albert to collect photographs of places that were significant to him

ATTRIBUTED TO DR ERNST BECKER (1826-88)

Stag shot by the Prince 

3 Oct 1857

Salted paper print | 11.6 x 14.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2117006

Photograph of a head of a stag shot by Prince Albert (1819-61) positioned on a wooden table, facing towards the left. The stag is posed in front of a stone wall.

  • Creator(s)

    Attributed to Dr Ernst Becker (1826-88)

    (photographer)

  • Stag shot by the Prince at Cairn Leichan [? Cairn Lochan?] -/ Oct: 3rd 1857. weighed 15 st 5 lbs.

  • 11.6 x 14.7 cm (image)

  • From the collection of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

  • Subject(s)
    • Natural Sciences & Mathematics
      • Zoology
        • Animals
          • Mammals
            • Deer
              • Red deer
                • Stags (male deer)
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Agriculture and related techniques
        • Animal husbandry
          • Field sports (hunting, shooting, stalking)
            • Hunting methods
              • Stalking