Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
Thomas Pearce (active c. 1850s)
John Grant (1842-82) with two dogs Oct 1858
Salted paper print | 9.6 x 7.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2906729
Photograph of a full length portrait of John Grant (1842-82), a young ghillie, standing, facing towards the camera. He looks down. He wears Highland dress, including a cap. At his feet, on the left, the dog Soloman is seated. Beside Soloman, the dog Waldmann lies down. Photograph taken at Balmoral.
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Creator(s)
Thomas Pearce (active c. 1850s) (photographer)
Subject(s)
John Grant (1842-82) -
9.6 x 7.0 cm (image)
28.4 x 23.0 cm (page dimensions)
29.5 x 24.5 x 6.0 cm (album)
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Johnnie Grant with Soloman, Balmoral, 1858 [Photographic Portraits Vol.2/60 1852-1859]
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Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- albums
- photograph albums
Subject(s)
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Agriculture and related techniques
- Animal husbandry
- Dogs
- Solomon (Prince Albert's dog)
- Dogs
- Animal husbandry
- Agriculture and related techniques
- Places
- Europe
- Great Britain
- Scotland
- Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
- Balmoral Estate [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
- visual works
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