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

    GEORGE WASHINGTON WILSON (1823-93)

    Glasgow Cathedral from the Necropolis

    c. 1860

    Albumen print | 7.8 x 7.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2320232

    Photograph of Glasgow Cathedral taken from the south east. A large arch traverses the rail line in the bottom left corner partially obscured by trees. In the left of the background stands a building with an onion dome and a neo-classical façade. 

    George Washington Wilson took a number of views of Glasgow Cathedral from this position on the Necropolis which was a principal cemetery located in Glasgow which opened in April 1833.  

    • Creator(s)

      George Washington Wilson (1823-93) (photographer)

    • 7.8 x 7.0 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
              • Lothian [Scotland]
                • Edinburgh [Lothian]
                  • Glasgow Cathedral
              • Glasgow [Scotland]
      • Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
        • Architecture
          • Ecclesiastical & religious architecture
            • Cathedrals
        • Town planning, landscapes and gardens
          • Cemeteries
      Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • photographs
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