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Prince of Wales's Fountain, Kandy 1881-82
Albumen print | 21.7 x 27.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2581314
Charles T Scowen (active 1870-90)
Prince of Wales's Fountain, Kandy 1881-82
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Photograph of Sri Lankans and Europeans standing on and around steps of the fountain; floral shaped tiers on an octagonal base; wooded hills and Hantanne Peak in background.
This is a photograph from one of the nine albums compiled following Prince Albert Victor (1864-92) and Prince George of Wales' (1865-1936) world tour aboard HMS Bacchante from 1879 to 1882. The photographs were collected by their chaperon and tutor, John Neale Dalton.
The majority of the images in these albums are topographical views and architectural studies, loosely arranged according to the group’s itinerary. They include photographs of artefacts, local people and public figures, as well as portraits of the princes taken during the tour. The attempt to recreate the experience of a journey through such an assortment of images is common to many amateur travelling albums of this period. In 1886, some of the photographs in the albums were reproduced as engravings in the published accounts of the voyage, The Cruise of Her Majesty's Ship Bacchante, 1879-1882.Provenance
Album compiled by the Reverend J N Dalton (1839-1931) and presented to King George V
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Albumen print
Measurements
21.7 x 27.5 cm (image)
Alternative title(s)
Prince of Wales's Fountain. [The Cruise of H.M.S. Bacchante 1879-1882, Volume VII, Singapore, Ceylon].
