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

      UNKNOWN PERSON

      Balmoral Castle in winter

      c.1860

      Albumen print | 16.3 x 22.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2935017

      Photograph of a view of Balmoral Castle, shown in the distant background. The photograph was taken in winter and snow features on the grounds the foreground. There is a forested area in the middle ground.

      • Creator(s)

        Unknown Person (photographer)

      • 16.3 x 22.2 cm (image)

        26.5 x 36.4 cm (mount)

      • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

      • Subject(s)
        • Places
          • Europe
            • Great Britain
              • Scotland
                • Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
                  • Balmoral Castle [Aberdeenshire]
        • Natural Sciences & Mathematics
          • Earth sciences
            • Meteorology
              • Snow
        • Geography
          • Systematic geography
            • Landscapes
        Object type(s)
          • visual works
            • photographs
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