Macdonald and the stag shot by the Prince at Corrie Buie (weighed 18 stone, 18 lb's)

Glass plate negative of the Jaeger, John Macdonald (d. 1860), seated in the crook of a tree with a rifle leaning against his left knee. He faces three-quarters to the right. A stag that was shot by the Prince Consort at Corrie Buie lies next to his feet. In the background is a slatted wooden fence.

This negative was taken by the partnership of George Washington Wilson and John Hay who were commissioned to record the building of the new Balmoral Castle in the spring of 1854. By the end of the year, and with works on the Castle almost complete, the duo were asked to photograph the keepers and Jagers who accompanied the Prince Consort during the hunting of deer on the Balmoral estate. In addition to these portraits, photographs were made of the game that was shot by the Prince.

The glass plate negative has been photographed showing the coated side and therefore the image appears laterally reversed. A print from this negative exists in the Collection, RCIN 2160325.