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    WILLIAM BAMBRIDGE (1819-79)

    Head of Stag shot by the Prince in Windsor Park

    13 Nov 1853 - 13 Nov 1854

    Salted paper print | 11.0 x 14.9 cm (image) | RCIN 2116994

    Photograph of a stag's head laid out on a sheet with foliage. The stag was shot in Windsor Great Park by Prince Albert (1819-61). There is a brick wall in the background.

    • Creator(s)

      William Bambridge (1819-79) (photographer)

    • annotation: Head of Stag shot by the Prince in Windsor Park/ Nov: 13th 1854. [beneath work]

    • 11.0 x 14.9 cm (image)

    • From the collection of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

    • Subject(s)
      • Natural Sciences & Mathematics
        • Biological sciences
          • Zoology
            • Animals
              • Mammals
                • Deer
                  • Red deer
                    • Stags (male deer)
      • Places
        • Europe
          • Great Britain
            • England
              • Berkshire [England]
                • Windsor [Berkshire]
                  • Windsor Great Park [Windsor]
            • Scotland
      Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • photographs
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