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Portraiture

Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

    AFTER WILSON & HAY (ACTIVE 1853-55)

    'Stag shot by the Prince'

    1889 after an original of 5 Oct 1854

    Carbon print | 16.0 x 21.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2906565

    Photograph of a group of Foresters and Gillie's surrounding a stag shot by Prince Albert (1819-61) on Corrie Buie. The group comprises of J. Kennedy, Charlie Coutts, William Stewart, Peter Farquharson (d. 1874), J. MacKenzie, John Grant (1810-79), John MacDonald, Donald Stewart (1827-1909), C. Campbell and Gordon of Bavaglie. The group stand in front of a tree.

    • Creator(s)

      After Wilson & Hay (active 1853-55) (photographer)

      Gustav William Henry Mullins (1854-1921) (photographer)

      Subject(s)

      J Mackenzie
      John Mackenzie (d. 1895)
      Donald Stewart (1827-1909)
      Charles Campbell
      John Grant (1810-79)
      J. Kennedy (d. 1870)
      Charles Coutts
      William Stewart
      Peter Farquarson (d. 1874)
    • annotation: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10/ Stag shot by the Prince/ Oct: 5- 1854 in Corrie Buie/ surrounded by/
      1. J Kennedy 2. Charles Coutes 3. Willy Stewart 4. Peter Farquharson 6. John Grant/
      [corresponds to the above) (Gillie) (Do) (Do) (Forrester & Keeper) (Head stalker and forester)/
      7. McDonald 8. Donald Stewart 9. C. Campbell & 10. Gordon of Baraglie/
      (Jager) (Forrester) (Gillie) (Do.)/
      By Do.  [Ditto] [beneath photograph]

      annotation: Printed in carbon by [break] Mullins 1889 [beneath photograph]

    • 16.0 x 21.5 cm (image)

      28.2 x 22.9 cm (page dimensions)

    • Stag shot by Prince Albert, Oct 5th, in Corrie Buie, Balmoral, 1854 [Photographic Portraits. Vol 1/59 (1853-1857)]

    • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

    • Subject(s)
      • Natural Sciences & Mathematics
        • Biological sciences
          • Zoology
            • Animals
              • Mammals
                • Deer
                  • Red deer
                    • Stags (male deer)
      • Social sciences
        • Ethnology
          • Costume & National dress
            • Costume-Great Britain
              • Costume-Scotland
                • Scottish Highland Dress
      Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • photographs
          • albums
            • photograph albums