This website presents our knowledge and research on this important aspect of the Royal Collection. As of April 2026 it will not be regularly updated and new research on this topic will sit within the main website.

Visit the Royal Collection

Photographs 1842-61

Albums compiled by Prince Albert, reflecting his beliefs surrounding photography

ROGER FENTON (1819-69)

St Briavels, Wales

1854

Albumen print | 17.1 x 20.6 cm (image) | RCIN 2906103

Photograph of two men looking at a view over a valley in St Briavels. The man on the left stands with his back to the viewer whilst the man on the right stands in three-quarters left, leaning on a long pole or garden implement. The two men stand within a garden setting. There is a lawn in the foreground. The valley forms the background.

  • Creator(s)

    Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)

  • 17.1 x 20.6 cm (image)

  • From an album of photographs collected and arranged by Prince Albert

  • Subject(s)
    • Places
      • Europe
        • Great Britain
          • England
            • Gloucestershire [England]
              • St Briavels [Gloucestershire]
              • Gloucester [Gloucestershire]
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Agriculture and related techniques
        • Gardening
          • Garden tools
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
PreviousNext
PreviousNext
Policy links
Royal Collection TrustIn Partnership with

Royal Collection Trust is a charity caring for the Royal Collection and welcoming visitors to the royal palaces. We bring our shared history to life through world-class experiences that involve and inspire people, wherever they are. Income from tickets and retail sales helps us to conserve the Collection so that it can be enjoyed by everyone for generations to come.