Photograph from an album of a lake partially obscured by trees. In the background is Ben Venue mountain, the summit of which is cropped by the tight framing of the photograph. On the right is the side of the Trossachs hotel with two towers with conical spires and a gable end of the building alongside and partially obscured.

The Trossachs Hotel was built in response to the growing numbers of tourists visiting the area during the 19th century. Apart from its natural beauty, tourists were also drawn to the area made famous in Scottish literature by Sir Walter Scott whose poem the Lady of the Lake was set in the region. The mountain depicted in the photograph is Ben Venue which lies at the southern end of Loch Katrine. The mountain's name means 'miniature mountain' in Gaelic and stands at a height of 729 metres.