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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)

'Wohnung des Geh Conferenzralhs Florschütz'; The Residence of Prince Albert's Tutor in Coburg

1857

Albumen print | 24.4 x 19.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2102835

Photograph of the residence of Prince Albert's tutor in Coburg. There is a path and a small fence running horizontally across the foreground of the photograph.

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)

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    Francis Bedford (1815-94) (photographer)

  • 24.4 x 19.4 cm (image)

    38.4 x 31.5 cm (page dimensions)

  • Commissioned by Queen Victoria as a gift for Prince Albert, 1857

  • Subject(s)
    • Places
      • Europe
        • Germany
          • Bavaria [Germany]
            • Coburg [Bavaria]
    • Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
      • Architecture
        • Architectural design
          • Interiors