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Landscape, Nature and Architecture

Technological improvements enabled Prince Albert to collect photographs of places that were significant to him

    ATTRIBUTED TO DR ERNST BECKER (1826-88)

    Stag with 14 points shot by the Prince

    22 - 22 Oct 1856

    Salted paper print | 16.0 x 21.1 cm (image) | RCIN 2117001

    Photograph of a stag shot by Prince Albert (1819-61) in Windsor Great Park. The stag is laid out on a grassy area among trees.

    • Creator(s)

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

    • annotation: Stag with 14 points shot by the Prince in Windsor Park. Oct: 22nd 1856. [beneath work]

    • 16.0 x 21.1 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)
      • Places
        • Europe
          • Great Britain
            • England
              • Berkshire [England]
                • Windsor [Berkshire]
                  • Windsor Great Park [Windsor]
      • Science, Medicine and Technology
        • Agriculture and related techniques
          • Animal husbandry
            • Field sports (hunting, shooting, stalking)
              • Hunting methods
                • Stalking
      Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • photographs