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DR ERNST BECKER (1826-88)

Stag shot by the Prince by the River at Feithort

Salted paper print | 15.7 x 19.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2116998

Photograph of a stag shot by Prince Albert (1819-61) by the river at Feithort. The stag is laid out on a grassy field. The caption indicates the stag weighed 17 stone 4 pounds.

  • Creator(s)

    Dr Ernst Becker (1826-88) (photographer)

  • annotation: Stag shot by the Prince by the River at Feithort./ Weighed 17 st 4 lb [break] Oct: 6th 1856. [beneath work]

  • 15.7 x 19.8 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)
      • visual works
        • photographs
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