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

1 - 1 Oct 1853

Salted paper print | 8.4 x 9.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2116990

Photograph of the head of a stag, positioned on top of a fence post, facing left. The stag was shot by Prince Albert (1819-61) in Drummour.

Creator(s)

Dr Ernst Becker (1826-88) (photographer)
annotation: Staf shot by the Prince on Drummour [?]/ Oct: 1st 1853 [beneath work]
8.4 x 9.3 cm (image)
From the collection of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
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)