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    ATTRIBUTED TO DR ERNST BECKER (1826-88)

    Stag shot by Prince Albert (1819-61)

    c. 1856

    Salted paper print | 16.6 x 21.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2117002

    Photograph of a stag shot by Prince Albert (1819-61) laid against a tree. The photograph may have been taken in Windsor Great Park.

    • Creator(s)

      Attributed to Dr Ernst Becker (1826-88) (photographer)

    • 16.6 x 21.5 cm (image)

    • From the collection of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

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