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Victoria commissioned works that memorialised her beloved husband

After George Washington Wilson (1823-93)

Aberdeen University 1883 after a c. 1865 original

Carbon print | 8.6 x 6.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2620039

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Photograph of King's College Chapel on the University of Aberdeen campus. The view of the chapel's crown tower is partially obscured by a tree that stands on the left. Taken from the garden with a flower bed on the right of the foreground.

The Collegiate chapel on the University of Aberdeen campus was constructed in the 1500. The crown tower is a replacement after the original was damaged when it fell down in 1633. This photograph is a later carbon copy of the original albumen photograph. Carbon was a process that was less susceptible to fading, unlike an albumen print that is prone to discolouration over time. 
  • Creator(s)

    After George Washington Wilson (1823-93) (photographer)

    Jabez Hughes (1819-84) (photographer)

    Subject(s)
    University of Aberdeen-King's College
    University of Aberdeen [Aberdeen]
  • 8.6 x 6.0 cm (image)

    17.5 x 13.2 cm (whole object)

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria

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      • visual works
        • photographs
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    • Places
      • Europe
        • Great Britain
          • Scotland
            • Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
              • Aberdeen [Aberdeenshire]
                • Aberdeen University
                  • King's College Chapel [Aberdeen]
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      • Architecture
        • Buildings for educational, scientific & cultural purposes
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