Memorial works
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