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Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

      DR ERNST BECKER (1826-88)

      Stag shot by the P Consort. Grant (Head Stalker) Macdonald (Jager) and etc

      27 - 27 Sep 1852

      Salted paper print | 11.1 x 13.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2140249

      Photograph of Balmoral Estate staff with a stag, shot by the Prince Consort, mounted on the back of a horse. The group includes: W. Stewart (fl. 1852); John Brown (1827-83); P. Farquharson (d. 1874?); William Leys (fl. 1852); John Grant (1810-79) and Macdonald (d. 1860?). The man standing second from the right, gesticulates with his right hand to a man standing on the right of the photograph.

      • Creator(s)

        Dr Ernst Becker (1826-88) (photographer)

        Subject(s)

        John Brown (1826-83)
        William Stewart
        Peter Farquarson (d. 1874)
        William Leys
        John Grant (1810-79)
        John MacDonald (d. 1860)

      • 11.1 x 13.4 cm (image)

        33.9 x 46.1 cm (page dimensions)

      • Commissioned by 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)
        • Places
          • Europe
            • Great Britain
              • Scotland
                • Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
                  • Balmoral Estate [Aberdeenshire]
        Object type(s)
          • visual works
            • photographs
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