Memorial works
Following Albert’s premature death, Victoria commissioned the creation of photographs and decorative objects that memorialised her beloved husband
AFTER GEORGE WASHINGTON WILSON (1823-93)
Balmoral Castle
1883 after an 1863 originalCarbon print | 6.0 x 8.9 cm (image) | RCIN 2620006
Photograph of a view of Balmoral Castle. A lawned area dominates the foreground. In the middle ground is a set of stairs leading to the castle. Beside the stairs is a path lined with trees.
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.
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)
6.0 x 8.9 cm (image)
17.5 x 13.2 cm (whole object)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria
Subject(s)
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Agriculture and related techniques
- Gardening
- Ornamental gardening
- Lawns
- Ornamental gardening
- Gardening
- Agriculture and related techniques
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Science, Medicine and Technology
