Memorial works
Following Albert’s premature death, Victoria commissioned the creation of photographs and decorative objects that memorialised her beloved husband
GEORGE WASHINGTON WILSON (1823-93)
Crathes Castle
1870Albumen print | 9.0 x 5.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2620066
Photograph of Crathes Castle built in the style of a tower house, with trees either side. A drive leads up a slope to the left.
Crathes Castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, was constructed by Alexander Burnett of Leys (d. 1619) and was completed in 1596.
Creator(s)
George Washington Wilson (1823-93) (photographer)
9.0 x 5.8 cm (image)
17.5 x 13.2 cm (whole object)
Acquired by Queen Victoria
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Great Britain
- Scotland
- Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
- Crathes Castle [Aberdeenshire]
- Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
- Scotland
- Great Britain
- Europe
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
- Architecture
- Domestic architecture
- Castles
- Domestic architecture
- Architecture
- Places
