This website presents our knowledge and research on this important aspect of the Royal Collection. As of April 2026 it will not be regularly updated and new research on this topic will sit within the main website.

Visit the Royal Collection

Landscape, Nature and Architecture

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

    PRINCE ALBERT, PRINCE CONSORT (1819-61)

    Photographs. Views. Volume 2.

    c.1860-1

    Leather bound album | 18.0 x 4.0 x 14.0 cm (book measurement (inventory)) | RCIN 2320065

    Photograph album containing 51 leaves with albumen prints (RCINs 2320066-116) depicting views of Ireland. The album also contains an envelope containing five circular albumen prints of Osborne House, Isle of Wight (RCINs 2320117-21).

    • Creator(s)

      Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61) (compiler)

      Tuckett (binder)

      Frederick Holland Mares (photographer)

      James Simonton (photographer)

    • 18.0 x 4.0 x 14.0 cm (book measurement (inventory))

    • Photographs. Views; vol. 2

    • Photograph album compiled by Prince Albert

    • Subject(s)
      • Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
        • Photography
          • Photographs
            • Photograph albums
      • Places
        • Europe
          • Ireland
            • Dublin [Ireland]
              • St Patrick's Cathedral [Dublin]
              • Trinity College Dublin [Dublin]
            • County Kerry [Ireland]
              • Killarney [County Kerry]
                • Muckross Abbey [Killarney]
                • Ross Castle [Killarney]
                • Glena Bay [Killarney]
      Object type(s)
        • printed & manuscript material
          • books
            • book: full leather bound
              • book: full leather bound in morocco
                • book: full leather bound in red morocco
                  • book: full leather bound in maroon morocco
            • book: all edges gilt
            • book: doublures
              • book: silk doublures
            • book: binding
              • book: binding with gold tooling
        • visual works
          • albums
            • photograph albums
    PreviousNext
    PreviousNext
    Policy links
    Royal Collection TrustIn Partnership with

    Royal Collection Trust is a charity caring for the Royal Collection and welcoming visitors to the royal palaces. We bring our shared history to life through world-class experiences that involve and inspire people, wherever they are. Income from tickets and retail sales helps us to conserve the Collection so that it can be enjoyed by everyone for generations to come.