Lochnagar from Craig Gowan 1856

Salted paper print | 23.4 x 28.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2160039

Roger Fenton (1819-69)

Description

Photograph of Lochnagar, shrouded in clouds. View taken from from Craig Gowan.

Fenton's landscape photographs of Deeside were exhibited at the Photographic Society of Scotland's show in Edinburgh in December 1856 and were described by the Aberdeen Journal as an 'admirable series.'

Provenance

Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection 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

23.4 x 28.0 cm (image)

28.3 x 36.9 cm (page dimensions)
Groupings
Category
Photographs
Object type(s)
visual works
photographs
Subject(s)
Places
Europe
Great Britain
Scotland
Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
Balmoral Castle [Aberdeenshire]
Balmoral Estate [Aberdeenshire]
Craig Gowan House [Balmoral Estates]
Lochnagar [Scotland]
Geography
Systematic geography
Landscapes
References

Alternative title(s)

Lochnagar from Craig Gowan - 1856 [Album: Balmoral 1856-1861]

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