Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
AFTER THOMAS PEARCE (ACTIVE C. 1850S)
Group portrait at Balmoral
1887 after an original of 18 Oct 1858Carbon print | 11.8 x 10.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2906731
Photograph of a group portrait taken at Balmoral. Queen Victoria is seated on her pony, Malakoff. The Honourable Horatia Stopford stands on the left, by the pony's head, facing towards the camera. Jane, Baroness Churchill stands on the right, beside the Queen. John Brown holds the pony.
Creator(s)
After Thomas Pearce (active c. 1850s) (photographer)
Hughes & Mullins (1883-1917) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)Lady Jane Spencer, Baroness Churchill (1826-1900)Horatia Charlotte Frances Stopford (1835-1920)John Brown (1826-83)annotation: The Queen/ Mifs Stopford & Ldy Churchill/ J. Brown holding the pony Malakoff Balmoral/ Oct: 18, 18578. Pierce. [beneath work]
11.8 x 10.0 cm (image)
28.4 x 23.0 cm (page dimensions)
29.5 x 24.5 x 6.0 cm (album)
Group, Balmoral, October 18th 1858 [Photographic Portraits Vol.2/60 1852-1859]
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Agriculture and related techniques
- Animal husbandry
- Horses
- Malakoff (Queen Victoria's Pony, Balmoral)
- Ponies
- Horses
- Animal husbandry
- Agriculture and related techniques
- Places
- Europe
- Great Britain
- Scotland
- Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
- Balmoral Castle [Aberdeenshire]
- Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
- Scotland
- Great Britain
- Europe
- Social sciences
- Ethnology
- Costume & National dress
- Costume-Great Britain
- Costume-Scotland
- Scottish Highland Dress
- Costume-Scotland
- Costume-Great Britain
- Costume & National dress
- Ethnology
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- albums
- photograph albums
- Science, Medicine and Technology
