Following Albert’s premature death, Victoria commissioned the creation of photographs and decorative objects that memorialised her beloved husband
Balmoral Castle, on the west terrace
1883 after 1863 originalCarbon print | 8.1 x 7.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2620005
Photograph of a view of the west terrace of Balmoral Castle. The castle is located in the background, on the far left of the photograph. In the foreground is a sculpture of a boar, seated, facing left. Behind the boar, in the middle ground, is a sculpture of a deer, similarly seated and facing left. The sculptures are surrounded by shrubbery.
This photograph is an 1883 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)
8.1 x 7.0 cm (image)
17.5 x 13.2 cm (whole object)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- visual works