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    DR ERNST BECKER (1826-88)

    Stag shot by the Prince on Coignach Crag

    Coated salted paper print | 15.3 x 19.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2116988

    Photograph of a stag shot by Prince Albert (1819-61) in Coignach Craig. The stag is laid out on a path, his head facing towards the camera. There is a picket fence in the background.

    • Creator(s)

      Dr Ernst Becker (1826-88) (photographer)

    • annotation: Stag shot by the Prince on Coignach Crag- OCT: 7TH. 1852- Head stuffed: in library in old home/ very old; spreading horns 28 inches in length & width- Photography Dr Becker. - [beneath work]

    • 15.3 x 19.7 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)
      • Science, Medicine and Technology
        • Agriculture and related techniques
          • Animal husbandry
            • Field sports (hunting, shooting, stalking)
              • Hunting methods
                • Stalking
      • Places
        • Europe
          • Great Britain
            • Scotland
              • Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
                • Balmoral Estate [Aberdeenshire]
      Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • photographs
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