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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 Drawing Room, Balmoral

c. 1869

Albumen print | 16.4 x 21.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2140216

Photograph of the Drawing Room at Balmoral. A sideboard stands on the left with a round table covered with a cloth in front of it. Two settees surround the table. Windows on the right throw light into the room. In the background, a plaster figurine of Princess Louise on horseback is under a glass dome. Paintings hang from the walls.
  • Creator(s)

    George Washington Wilson (1823-93) (photographer)

  • 16.4 x 21.5 cm (image)

    33.9 x 46.1 cm (page dimensions)

  • Album: Windsor Castle Etc.

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria

  • Subject(s)
    • Places
      • Europe
        • Great Britain
          • Scotland
            • Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
              • Balmoral Castle [Aberdeenshire]
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Home economics
        • Furniture & accessories
          • Seating. Chairs
            • Settees
            • Chairs
    • Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
      • Art
        • Paintings
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs