Photograph of a coastline with a young boy standing in right side profile as he leans against a low stone wall, looking out to sea. The boy wears three-quarter length trousers and is barefoot. In the background stands Dunstaffnage Castle on

Leaves from the Journal of Our Life in the Highlands

Queen Victoria recorded her visits to Scotland with Prince Albert

GEORGE WASHINGTON WILSON (1823–93)

Photographs to illustrate the Queen's book 'Leaves from the journal of our life in the Highlands': 42 views by G. W. Wilson

1868

RCIN 1053122

In contrast to the woodcuts, real photographs provided a direct link with the queen’s text. Her appreciation of the ‘picturesque’ would have appealed to an audience who were already familiar with Wilson’s photographs of Scottish scenery.

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