Landscape, Nature and Architecture
Technological improvements enabled Prince Albert to collect photographs of places that were 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. 1867Albumen 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.
Creator(s)
George Washington Wilson (1823-93) (photographer)
7.7 x 7.2 cm (image)
17.2 x 13.0 cm (mount)
- From an album of photographs collected and arranged by Albert, Prince Consort, between 1860 and 1861
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
- Europe
- Geography
- Physiography
- Gorges
- Rivers
- Physiography
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Places
