Prince Albert collected photographs of places significant to him
George Washington Wilson (1823-93)
The Colonel's Bed in Glen Ey, Braemar. (A hiding-place during the Rebellion of 1715) c. 1867
Albumen print | 7.7 x 7.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2320152
Photograph of a rocky gorge through which a river flows. In the background, viewed through the gorge, is a rocky river bank with trees growing on the left.
The Colonel's Bed was reputedly used as a hiding place during the first Jacobite Rebellion of 1715.
The Colonel's Bed was reputedly used as a hiding place during the first Jacobite Rebellion of 1715.
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Creator(s)
George Washington Wilson (1823-93) (photographer)
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7.7 x 7.2 cm (image)
17.2 x 13.0 cm (mount)
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From an album of photographs collected and arranged by Albert, Prince Consort, between 1860 and 1861
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Great Britain
- Scotland
- Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
- Glen Ey [Aberdeenshire]
- Colonel's Bed [Glen Ey]
- Glen Ey [Aberdeenshire]
- Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
- Scotland
- Great Britain
- Physiography
- Gorges
- Rivers
- Europe
- visual works
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