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Following Albert’s premature death, Victoria commissioned the creation of photographs and decorative objects that memorialised her beloved husband

    GEORGE WASHINGTON WILSON (1823-93)

    Duniquoich from near the Castle

    1870

    Albumen print | 8.0 x 7.1 cm (image) | RCIN 2620049

    Photograph of Duniquoich mountain in the background. The mountain is covered in trees apart from the summit which has a single tower at the top. A path bends to the left as it follows the course of a river. On the left of the foreground and leaning against a fence, is a man facing away from the viewer.

    • Creator(s)

      George Washington Wilson (1823-93) (photographer)

    • 8.0 x 7.1 cm (image)

      17.5 x 13.2 cm (whole object)

    • Acquired by Queen Victoria

    • Subject(s)
      • Places
        • Europe
          • Great Britain
            • Scotland
              • Argyll and Bute [Scotland]
                • Inveraray [Scotland]
                • Argyll [Scotland]
                  • Duniquoich [Argyllshire]
      Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • photographs
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