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Technological improvements enabled Prince Albert to collect photographs of places that were significant to him

    GEORGE WASHINGTON WILSON (1823-93)

    Balmoral Castle from the south west.

    c. 1859

    Albumen print | 7.2 x 7.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2320003

    Photograph of the newly constructed Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire. A drive leading to the Castle, flanked by lawns, bends to the right in the foreground. A small cluster of trees stands on either side of the drive.

    • Creator(s)

      George Washington Wilson (1823-93) (photographer)

    • 7.2 x 7.2 cm (image)

      17.2 x 13.0 cm (mount)

    • From an album of photographs collected and arranged by Albert, Prince Consort between 1860 and 1861

    • Subject(s)
      • Places
        • Europe
          • Great Britain
            • Scotland
              • Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
                • Balmoral Castle [Aberdeenshire]
      Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • photographs
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