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Portraiture

Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

WILSON & HAY (ACTIVE 1853-55)

Donald Stewart (1827-1909) with a stag shot by Prince Albert (1819-61), Balmoral

5 Oct 1854

Albumen print | 15.6 x 18.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2906562

Photograph of a full length portrait of Donald Stewart (1827-1909), a forester, seated in left side profile beneath a tree. He is wearing Highland costume. A stag is laid out near his feet. The stag was shot by Prince Albert (1819-61) on 4th October 1854, on Corrie na Poitch, Balmoral.

  • Creator(s)

    Wilson & Hay (active 1853-55) (photographer)

  • Do/ Do [Ditto]

  • 15.6 x 18.8 cm (image)

    28.2 x 22.9 cm (page dimensions)

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

  • Subject(s)
    • Places
      • Europe
        • Great Britain
          • Scotland
            • Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
              • Balmoral Estate [Aberdeenshire]
                • Corrie-na-Poitch [Balmoral Estates]
    • Natural Sciences & Mathematics
      • Zoology
        • Animals
          • Mammals
            • Deer
              • Red deer
                • Stags (male deer)
    • Social sciences
      • Ethnology
        • Costume & National dress
          • Costume-Great Britain
            • Costume-Scotland
              • Scottish Highland Dress