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)
The Linn of Muick
1883 after a c. 1862 originalCarbon print | 7.9 x 7.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2620032
Photograph of the River Muick cascading over rocks. A wooden footbridge placed over boulders is situated at the top of the waterfall.
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)
7.9 x 7.2 cm (image)
17.5 x 13.2 cm (whole object)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Great Britain
- Scotland
- Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
- Linn of Muick [Aberdeenshire]
- Glen Muick [Aberdeenshire]
- Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
- Scotland
- Great Britain
- Europe
- Geography
- Physiography
- Waterfalls
- Physiography
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Places
