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, from the south east
1883 after an 1863 originalCarbon print | 6.0 x 8.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2620001
Photograph of Balmoral Castle from the south east with two men in the foreground. One wears a bowler hat and is seated on a bench and the other stands with his back to the viewer wearing a tartan kilt and glengarry hat. In the foreground stand a cluster of trees.
This photograph is a 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 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 8.7 cm (image)
17.5 x 13.2 cm (whole object)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria
Subject(s)
- Social sciences
- Ethnology
- Costume & National dress
- Costume-Great Britain
- Costume-Scotland
- Scottish Highland Dress
- Costume-Scotland
- Costume-Great Britain
- Costume & National dress
- Ethnology
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Social sciences
