Photograph of the view across the Great Park, Windsor, with the Castle on the horizon. A carriage stands on the left and a couple on the right.

This view looks across the Great Park towards Windsor Castle in the distance. This area of the park was (and still is) home to a herd of deer and was open to the public all year round. Fenton shows the castle to great effect in its surroundings, presenting the expansive horizon hazy from the summer heat.

This photograph is one of 31 prints Fenton made of Windsor Castle, the Home Park and Great Park in 1860. When selecting the subjects for these views, Fenton did not seek access to areas normally barred to the public. Instead, he understood his audience would prefer to see images relating to their own experiences of the castle. Therefore, all the photographs in this series emphasise the Castle's role as a public monument, rather than as a royal residence.