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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 FREDERICK HOLLAND MARES

    'View of Killarney, Ireland'

    c.1880 after an original of c.1860

    Carbon print | 7.6 x 7.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2320096

    Photograph of a view of a two men on a bridge, taken in Killarney. The man in the foreground faces away from the camera. He appears to be holding a pole and wears light colour trousers, a dark colour jacket and a light colour hat. In the middle ground, on the other end of the bridge, a man is seated on a fence and holds a pole. He wears dark clothing. There are trees around the bridge, and a mountain in the background.

    A carbon copy is adhered on top of the original albumen print. Carbon prints are more stable compared to albumen prints, the latter prone to fading. Carbon copies were therefore created for posterity.

    • Creator(s)

      Attributed to Frederick Holland Mares (photographer)

      Attributed to James Simonton (photographer)

    • 7.6 x 7.2 cm (image)

      17.2 x 13.0 cm (mount)

    • From an album compiled by Prince Albert

    • Subject(s)
      • Geography
        • Physiography
          • Mountains
          • Rivers
      • Places
        • Europe
          • Ireland
            • County Kerry [Ireland]
              • Killarney [County Kerry]
      • Science, Medicine and Technology
        • Engineering & Technology
          • Vehicles
            • Bicycles
      • Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
        • Architecture
          • Secular architecture
            • Bridges
      Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • photographs