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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 Linn of Quoich, Braemar

c. 1860

Albumen print | 7.7 x 7.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2320151

Photograph of a bridge traversing the River Quoich that flows between a rocky ravine with forest on either side.  

The River Quoich is a tributary of the River Dee and the Linn of Quoich comprises a waterfall with a bridge over the narrowest part.
  • Creator(s)

    George Washington Wilson (1823-93) (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Great Britain
  • 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]
              • Linn of Quoich [Scotland]
              • Braemar [Aberdeenshire]
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs