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    DR ERNST BECKER (1826-88)

    Head of Stag shot by the Prince on Ripe Hill

    1850

    Coated salted paper print | 14.8 x 10.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2116982

    Photograph of the head of a stag shot by Prince Albert (1819-61) on Ripe Hill, Balmoral. The head is posed facing three-quarters to the left.

    The marks on the right side of the print, extending inwards, may be a result of a damaged negative.

    • Creator(s)

      Dr Ernst Becker (1826-88) (photographer)

    • annotation: Head of Stag shot by the Prince on Ripe Hill/ Calotype by Dr. Becker/ Sept: 27th 1852 [beneath work]

    • 14.8 x 10.0 cm (image)

    • From the collection of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

    • Subject(s)
      • Places
        • Europe
          • Great Britain
            • Scotland
              • Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
                • Balmoral Estate [Aberdeenshire]
      • Science, Medicine and Technology
        • Agriculture and related techniques
          • Animal husbandry
            • Field sports (hunting, shooting, stalking)
              • Hunting methods
                • Stalking
      • Natural Sciences & Mathematics
        • Biological sciences
          • Zoology
            • Animals
              • Mammals
                • Deer
                  • Red deer
                    • Stags (male deer)
      Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • photographs
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