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

DR ERNST BECKER (1826-88)

Stag shot by the Prince

Sep 1850

Coated salted paper print | 12.5 x 17.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2116981

Photograph of a stag shot by Prince Albert (1819-61) in September 1850. The stag is laid out on its side, facing towards the right.

Creator(s)

Dr Ernst Becker (1826-88) (photographer)
annotation: Calotype by Dr Becker [break] Stag shot by the Prince/ Sept: 1852. [beneath work]
12.5 x 17.5 cm (image)
From the collection of Prince Albert and Queen Victoria
Subject(s)
- Natural Sciences & Mathematics
  Biological sciences
  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
- Places
  Europe
  Great Britain
  Scotland
  Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
  Balmoral Estate [Aberdeenshire]
Object type(s)