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Portraiture

Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

AFTER WILSON & HAY (ACTIVE 1853-55)

'Stag shot by the Prince'

1889 after an original of 5 Oct 1854

Carbon print | 16.0 x 21.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2906565

Photograph of a group of Foresters and Gillie's surrounding a stag shot by Prince Albert (1819-61) on Corrie Buie. The group comprises of J. Kennedy, Charlie Coutts, William Stewart, Peter Farquharson (d. 1874), J. MacKenzie, John Grant (1810-79), John MacDonald, Donald Stewart (1827-1909), C. Campbell and Gordon of Bavaglie. The group stand in front of a tree.

  • Creator(s)

    After Wilson & Hay (active 1853-55) (photographer)

    Gustav William Henry Mullins (1854-1921) (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    J Mackenzie
    John Mackenzie (d. 1895)
    Donald Stewart (1827-1909)
    Charles Campbell
    John Grant (1810-79)
    J. Kennedy (d. 1870)
    Charles Coutts
    William Stewart
    Peter Farquarson (d. 1874)
  • annotation: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10/ Stag shot by the Prince/ Oct: 5- 1854 in Corrie Buie/ surrounded by/
    1. J Kennedy 2. Charles Coutes 3. Willy Stewart 4. Peter Farquharson 6. John Grant/
    [corresponds to the above) (Gillie) (Do) (Do) (Forrester & Keeper) (Head stalker and forester)/
    7. McDonald 8. Donald Stewart 9. C. Campbell & 10. Gordon of Baraglie/
    (Jager) (Forrester) (Gillie) (Do.)/
    By Do.  [Ditto] [beneath photograph]

    annotation: Printed in carbon by [break] Mullins 1889 [beneath photograph]

  • 16.0 x 21.5 cm (image)

    28.2 x 22.9 cm (page dimensions)

  • Stag shot by Prince Albert, Oct 5th, in Corrie Buie, Balmoral, 1854 [Photographic Portraits. Vol 1/59 (1853-1857)]

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

  • Subject(s)
    • Natural Sciences & Mathematics
      • Biological sciences
        • Zoology
          • Animals
            • Mammals
              • Deer
                • Red deer
                  • Stags (male deer)
    • Social sciences
      • Ethnology
        • Costume & National dress
          • Costume-Great Britain
            • Costume-Scotland
              • Scottish Highland Dress
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
        • albums
          • photograph albums