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Landscape, Nature and Architecture

Technological improvements enabled Prince Albert to collect photographs of places that were significant to him

FRANCIS BEDFORD (1815-94)

'The Government House in the Market Place'

1857

Albumen print | 17.9 x 23.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2117908

Photograph showing the marketplace and Government offices at Coburg. There is a fountain in the foreground, to the right.

  • Creator(s)

    Francis Bedford (1815-94) (photographer)

  • 17.9 x 23.5 cm (image)

    31.5 x 38.4 cm (page dimensions)

  • Commissioned by Queen Victoria

  • Subject(s)
    • Places
      • Europe
        • Germany
          • Bavaria [Germany]
            • Coburg [Bavaria]
    • Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
      • Architecture
        • Secular architecture
          • Marketplaces
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs