Landscape, Nature and Architecture
Technological improvements enabled Prince Albert to collect photographs of places that were significant to him
THOMAS PEARCE (ACTIVE C. 1850S)
Stag shot by the Prince
2 - 2 Oct 1858Albumen print | 11.4 x 15.9 cm (curved upper edge) (image) | RCIN 2117011
Photograph of the head of a stag shot by Prince Albert (1819-61) displayed on a wooden box, facing towards the camera. A variety of foliage has been placed around the stag's head. The box is positioned in front of a stone wall.
Creator(s)
Thomas Pearce (active c. 1850s) (photographer)
annotation: Stag shot by the Prince/ at the Foot of/ Craig na Gach- Oct: 2. 1858-/ weighed 15 st 8 lb- [beneath work]
11.4 x 15.9 cm (curved upper edge) (image)
- From the collection of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Great Britain
- Scotland
- Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
- Balmoral Estate [Aberdeenshire]
- Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
- Scotland
- Great Britain
- Europe
- Natural Sciences & Mathematics
- Biological sciences
- Zoology
- Animals
- Mammals
- Deer
- Red deer
- Stags (male deer)
- Red deer
- Deer
- Mammals
- Animals
- Zoology
- Biological sciences
- 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
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Places
