Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
ATTRIBUTED TO WILSON & HAY (ACTIVE 1853-55)
Group of foresters, Balmoral Estate
c. 1854Salted paper print | 11.3 x 14.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2140254
Photograph of a group of five foresters or ghillies who stand, facing the viewer. From left to right is: W Kennedy; J Smith; W Stewart with a yoke across his shoulders; unidentified man holding a walking stick in his right hand and another unidentified man seated on a horse. The group stand on a patch of grass with foliage in the background.
Creator(s)
Attributed to Wilson & Hay (active 1853-55) (photographer)
Subject(s)
J Smith (Balmoral Gillie)William StewartW A Kennedy (Balmoral Gillie)annotation: [numbering 1.2. 3.] W. Kennedy. J. Smith. W. Stewart [beneath work]
11.3 x 14.5 cm (image)
33.9 x 46.1 cm (page dimensions)
Group photo
Album: Windsor Castle Etc
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Natural Sciences & Mathematics
- Botany
- Systematic botany
- Trees
- Systematic botany
- Botany
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Agriculture and related techniques
- Animal husbandry
- Horses
- Animal husbandry
- Agriculture and related techniques
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Natural Sciences & Mathematics
