Landscape, Nature and Architecture
Technological improvements enabled Prince Albert to collect photographs of places that were significant to him
FRANCIS BEDFORD (1815-94)
'Vogelhaus auf der Rosenau'; The Aviary and Garden at Rosenau Palace
1857Albumen print | 18.7 x 24.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2102855
Photograph of the aviary and garden at Rosenau Palace in Coburg. Rosenau Palace was the birthplace and childhood home of Prince Albert.
This is one of a series of photographs that were commissioned by Queen Victoria to be presented to her husband Prince Albert on his birthday in August 1857. Bedford, accompanied by his wife, travelled to Coburg in June and early July to photograph the places associated with the Prince's childhood.
This is one of a series of photographs that were commissioned by Queen Victoria to be presented to her husband Prince Albert on his birthday in August 1857. Bedford, accompanied by his wife, travelled to Coburg in June and early July to photograph the places associated with the Prince's childhood.
Creator(s)
Francis Bedford (1815-94) (photographer)
18.7 x 24.2 cm (image)
31.5 x 38.4 cm (page dimensions)
- Commissioned by Queen Victoria as a gift for Prince Albert, 1857
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Germany
- Bavaria [Germany]
- Coburg [Bavaria]
- The Rosenau [Coburg]
- Grounds of the Rosenau
- The Rosenau [Coburg]
- Coburg [Bavaria]
- Bavaria [Germany]
- Germany
- Europe
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Places
