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    THOMAS PEARCE (ACTIVE C. 1850S)

    Stag shot by the Prince on the shoulder of Ripe

    5 - 5 Oct 1857

    Salted paper print | 11.6 x 15.1 cm (image) | RCIN 2117009

    Photograph of the head of a stag shot by Prince Albert (1819-61), positioned on top of a wooden box, facing towards the left. The wooden box is positioned in front of a stone wall. Stag shot at Ripe Hill, on the Balmoral Estate.

    • Creator(s)

      Thomas Pearce (active c. 1850s) (photographer)

    • annotation: Stag shot by the Prince on the shoulder of Ripe/ Oct: 5th 1857. weighed 17 st 2 lb. [beneath work]

    • 11.6 x 15.1 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
      Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • photographs
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