Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
AFTER THOMAS PEARCE (ACTIVE C. 1850S)
Keepers to Prince Albert, Balmoral
1887 copy after an original of Oct 1858Carbon print | 10.3 x 14.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2906727
Photograph of a full length portrait of a group of Keepers photographed at Balmoral with, from left to right, Charles Duncan (1826-1904), Peter Farquarson (d. 1874) and Donald Stewart (1827-1902). They stand together and look towards the right. They all wear full Highland dress.
Creator(s)
After Thomas Pearce (active c. 1850s) (photographer)
Hughes & Mullins (1883-1917) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Charles Duncan (1826-1904)Peter Farquarson (d. 1874)Donald Stewart (1827-1909)10.3 x 14.2 cm (image)
28.4 x 23.0 cm (page dimensions)
29.5 x 24.5 x 6.0 cm (album)
Keepers to Prince Albert, Balmoral, October 1858 [Photographic Portraits Vol.2/60 1852-1859]
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Social sciences
- Ethnology
- Costume & National dress
- Costume-Great Britain
- Costume-Scotland
- Scottish Highland Dress
- Costume-Scotland
- Costume-Great Britain
- Costume & National dress
- Ethnology
- Places
- Europe
- Great Britain
- Scotland
- Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
- Balmoral Estate [Aberdeenshire]
- Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
- Scotland
- Great Britain
- Europe
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- albums
- photograph albums
- Social sciences
