Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
THOMAS PEARCE (ACTIVE C. 1850S)
John Grant (1842-82) with two dogs
Oct 1858Salted 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.
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)
Johnnie Grant with Soloman, Balmoral, 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
- 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
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- albums
- photograph albums
- Science, Medicine and Technology
