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Roger Fenton (1819-69)

Front view of new Balmoral Castle Sep 1855

Salted paper print | 22.2 x 27.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2140233

A photograph of the front view of new Balmoral Castle, September 1855

Roger Fenton (1819-69)

A photograph of the front view of new Balmoral Castle, September 1855 Sep 1855

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Description

Photograph showing the front view of Balmoral Castle with the driveway curving towards the front entrance of the new Castle. Hills and trees in the background.

Provenance

Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection View the person page Roger Fenton (1819-69)
(photographer)

Acquirer(s)

Search the collection View the person page Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)

Search the collection View the person page Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Salted paper print

salted paper print?

Measurements

22.2 x 27.8 cm (image)

33.9 x 46.1 cm (page dimensions)

35.7 x 47.5 x 2.4 cm (album)
Groupings
Category
Photographs
Object type(s)
visual works
photographs
Subject(s)
Places
Europe
Great Britain
Scotland
Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
Balmoral Castle [Aberdeenshire]
Physiography
Hills
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Botany
Systematic botany
Grasses
Grass

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