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

29 - 29 Sep 1857

Salted paper print | 14.5 x 8.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2117004

Photograph of a stag head, from a stag shot by Prince Albert (1819-61) in Coinach Crag. The stag's head is mounted on a stone wall.

Creator(s)

Thomas Pearce (active c. 1850s) (photographer)
annotation: Stag shot by the Prince/ Coinach Crag Head of Gelder/ Sept 29th 1857 weighed 13 st 6 lb [beneath work]
14.5 x 8.5 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
Object type(s)