Landscape, Nature and Architecture
Technological improvements enabled Prince Albert to collect photographs of places that were significant to him
ROGER FENTON (1819-69)
The Queen's Apartments, Windsor Castle
1860Albumen print | 23.2 x 43.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2100050
Photograph of the East Front of Windsor Castle showing, from left to right, The Queen's Tower, Clarence Tower, Chester Tower and the Prince of Wales's Tower. In the foreground stand three men with a horse.
This photograph is one of 31 prints Fenton made of Windsor Castle, the Home Park and Great Park in 1860. When selecting the subjects for these views, Fenton did not seek access to areas normally barred to the public. Instead, he understood his audience would prefer to see images relating to their own experiences of the castle. Therefore, all the photographs in this series emphasise the Castle's role as a public monument, rather than as a royal residence.
This photograph is one of 31 prints Fenton made of Windsor Castle, the Home Park and Great Park in 1860. When selecting the subjects for these views, Fenton did not seek access to areas normally barred to the public. Instead, he understood his audience would prefer to see images relating to their own experiences of the castle. Therefore, all the photographs in this series emphasise the Castle's role as a public monument, rather than as a royal residence.
Creator(s)
Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)
23.2 x 43.4 cm (image)
43.2 x 57.5 cm (mount)
Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Great Britain
- England
- Berkshire [England]
- Windsor [Berkshire]
- Windsor Castle
- Upper Ward [Windsor Castle]
- Clarence Tower [Windsor Castle]
- Chester Tower [Windsor Castle]
- Prince of Wales's Tower [Windsor Castle]
- Upper Ward [Windsor Castle]
- Windsor Home Park
- Windsor Castle
- Windsor [Berkshire]
- Berkshire [England]
- England
- Great Britain
- Europe
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Agriculture and related techniques
- Gardening
- Garden tools
- Gardening
- Agriculture and related techniques
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Places
