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Victoria commissioned works that memorialised her beloved husband

After George Washington Wilson (1823-93)

The Linn of Dee - Braemar 1883 after an c. 1860 original

Carbon print | 8.9 x 5.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2620029

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Photograph of a single arched stone bridge spanning the River Dee that flows through a narrow gap in rocks. Trees border the small gorge.

Wilson took another version of this view featuring a man seated in the left of the foreground. Figures were often included in the photographs to provide a sense of scale. 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)

  • 8.9 x 5.8 cm (image)

    17.5 x 13.2 cm (whole object)

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria

  • Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
    Subject(s)
    • Places
      • Europe
        • Great Britain
          • Scotland
            • Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
              • Linn of Dee [Aberdeenshire]
      • Physiography
        • Waterfalls
    • Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
      • Architecture
        • Secular architecture
          • Bridges