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Ross & Thomson (active 1847-1890s)

Near Edinburgh c. 1849

Salted paper print | 20.0 x 15.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2600308

Ross & Thomson (active 1847-1890s)

Near Edinburgh c. 1849

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Description

Photograph showing bare and semi-bare trees with a wooden fence in the background and scrubland and a fallen tree in the foreground.

One of a set of photographic views of Edinburgh made by Ross and Thomson in 1849 and sent to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. James Ross and John Thomson were granted a Royal Warrant as 'Photographers at Edinburgh to Her Majesty' on 14 June 1849.

Provenance

From an album presented to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in 1849
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Ross & Thomson (active 1847-1890s)
(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

20.0 x 15.0 cm (image)

29.7 x 37.1 cm (page) (page dimensions)
Groupings
Category
Photographs
Object type(s)
visual works
photographs
Subject(s)
Places
Europe
Great Britain
Scotland
Lothian [Scotland]
Edinburgh [Scotland]
Geography
Systematic geography
Landscapes
Science, Medicine and Technology
Construction
Structural parts of buildings
Doors
Gates
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Botany
Systematic botany
Trees

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Crown and Camera: The British Royal Family and Photography 1842-1910 : The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace

The first Royal Collection exhibition to be entirely dedicated to photography

Photograph of two boys, the Comte d'Eu and Duc D'Alencon, sat on a stone bench

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