Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
DR ERNST BECKER (1826-88)
Stag shot by the P Consort. Grant (Head Stalker) Macdonald (Jager) and etc
27 - 27 Sep 1852Salted paper print | 11.1 x 13.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2140249
Photograph of Balmoral Estate staff with a stag, shot by the Prince Consort, mounted on the back of a horse. The group includes: W. Stewart (fl. 1852); John Brown (1827-83); P. Farquharson (d. 1874?); William Leys (fl. 1852); John Grant (1810-79) and Macdonald (d. 1860?). The man standing second from the right, gesticulates with his right hand to a man standing on the right of the photograph.
Creator(s)
Dr Ernst Becker (1826-88) (photographer)
Subject(s)
John Brown (1826-83)William StewartPeter Farquarson (d. 1874)William LeysJohn Grant (1810-79)John MacDonald (d. 1860)11.1 x 13.4 cm (image)
33.9 x 46.1 cm (page dimensions)
- Commissioned by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Natural Sciences & Mathematics
- Biological sciences
- Zoology
- Animals
- Mammals
- Deer
- Red deer
- Stags (male deer)
- Red deer
- Deer
- Mammals
- Animals
- Zoology
- Biological sciences
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Agriculture and related techniques
- Animal husbandry
- Field sports (hunting, shooting, stalking)
- Animal husbandry
- Agriculture and related techniques
- Places
- Europe
- Great Britain
- Scotland
- Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
- Balmoral Estate [Aberdeenshire]
- Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
- Scotland
- Great Britain
- Europe
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Natural Sciences & Mathematics
