Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
THOMAS PEARCE (ACTIVE C. 1850S)
Mr George Farquarson and keepers
1859Albumen print | 11.5 x 14.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2906786
Photograph of a full length group portrait of Mr George Farquarson and two keepers. Farquarson stands on the right, facing left. He holds a gun over his right shoulder. On the left stand two keepers. Between the men is a horse carrying a dead stag. Photograph taken on a hillside with mountains in the background. Photograph cropped into an oval.
Creator(s)
Thomas Pearce (active c. 1850s) (photographer)
Subject(s)
George Farquharson (active 1860)11.5 x 14.5 cm (image)
28.4 x 23.0 cm (page dimensions)
29.5 x 24.5 x 6.0 cm (album)
Mr George Farquarson and Keepers, 1859 [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
- Ponies
- Fell ponies
- Ponies
- Field sports (hunting, shooting, stalking)
- Stag hunting
- Horses
- Animal husbandry
- Engineering & Technology
- Military engineering
- Arms (weapons)
- Firearms
- Guns
- Firearms
- Arms (weapons)
- Military engineering
- Agriculture and related techniques
- Natural Sciences & Mathematics
- Biological sciences
- Zoology
- Animals
- Mammals
- Deer
- Red deer
- Stags (male deer)
- Red deer
- Deer
- Mammals
- Animals
- Zoology
- Biological sciences
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- albums
- photograph albums
- Science, Medicine and Technology
