Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
Thomas Pearce (active c. 1850s)
The children of Head Forester John Grant, Balmoral Oct 1857
Salted paper print | 10.0 x 13.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2906664
Photograph of a full length group portrait of five boys wearing Highland costume with Tam O'Shanter hats, all facing the viewer. The portrait features, from left to right, Arthur (d. 1850), James (1846-81), Albert (b. 1852), John (1842-82), and Alexander Grant (b. 1844).
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Creator(s)
Thomas Pearce (active c. 1850s) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Albert Grant (1852-1921)Arthur Patrick Grant (1850-1937)James Anderson Grant (1846-81)John Grant (1842-82)Alexander Grant (1844-1939)Grant family -
annotation: Arthur, James Albert, John & Alexander Grant/ Children of Head Forester Grant at Balmoral/ Pearce [break] Oct. 1857. [beneath work]
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10.0 x 13.2 cm (image)
28.4 x 23.0 cm (page dimensions)
29.5 x 24.5 x 6.0 cm (album)
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The children of Head Forester John Grant, Balmoral, 1857 [Photographic Portraits Vol.2/60 1852-1859]
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Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- albums
- photograph albums
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
- People
- Children
- Boys
- visual works
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