Photographs 1842-61
Albums compiled by Prince Albert, reflecting his beliefs surrounding photography
AFTER DR ERNST BECKER (1826-88)
'A very old Stag shot by The Prince on Caignach Crag'
c.1892 copy after an original of 7 Oct 1852Carbon print | 14.2 x 20.6 cm (image) | RCIN 2905910
Photograph of a dead stag lying on its left side with the head nearest to the viewer. The stag lies on a drive or path. In the background stands a white picket fence enclosing an area of trees. The stag was shot by Prince Albert. The caption indicates the stag's horns measured 28 inches in length and width.
Creator(s)
After Dr Ernst Becker (1826-88)
(photographer)
Gustav William Henry Mullins (1854-1921) (photographer)
14.2 x 20.6 cm (image)
Collected and arranged by Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Great Britain
- Scotland
- Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
- Craig na Gael [Aberdeenshire]
- Balmoral Estate [Aberdeenshire]
- Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
- Scotland
- Great Britain
- Europe
- Natural Sciences & Mathematics
- Zoology
- Animals
- Mammals
- Deer
- Red deer
- Stags (male deer)
- Red deer
- Deer
- Mammals
- Animals
- Zoology
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Agriculture and related techniques
- Animal husbandry
- Field sports (hunting, shooting, stalking)
- Hunting bags (dead animals)
- Field sports (hunting, shooting, stalking)
- Animal husbandry
- Agriculture and related techniques
- Places
