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A photograph of 'Invercauld House, Braemar'

Photograph
1860-1869 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
G. W. Wilson & Co. (photographer)
Place of origin
Aberdeenshire (photographed)

Carte-de-visite depicting a photograph of 'Invercauld House, Braemar'. External scene.

Object details

Categories
Photographs
The Royal Photographic Society
Architecture
Portraits
Military
Object type
Photograph
TitleA photograph of 'Invercauld House, Braemar' (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen photograph mounted on card.
Photographic Paper
Albumen Process
Photography
Brief description
Photograph by G. W. Wilson, a photograph of 'Invercauld House, Braemar', albumen print, ca. 1860s
Physical description
Carte-de-visite depicting a photograph of 'Invercauld House, Braemar'. External scene.
Dimensions
  • Height: 100mm
  • Width: 62mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Invercauld House, Braemar / G. W. Wilson / No. 72. / Aberdeen' (Printed on recto, below the image.)
  • 'ESTABLISHED 1852. / G.W WILSON &C0. / ABERDEEN / PHOTOGRAPHERS TO HER MAJESTY in SCOTLAND / CARD, STEREOSCOPIC, CABINET. / & Imperial sizes of views of Scottish / scenery sol by all the leading booksellers / and at the principal Railway books stalls / in Scotland/ Sets of views of Edinburgh, / Trossachs, Melrose, Abbotsford, Stirling, / Dunkeld, Balmoral, Staffa & Iona, Glencoe, Skye & c in Greencloth & Morocca Bindings for Souvenirs & Gift Books. / 12 to L. 10. 10. 0.' (Printed on verso.)
Credit line
The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund.
Associated object
PROV.5861-2017 (RPS Group record)
Other numbers
  • XRG304 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
  • RPS.W.747 - RPS identifier - misc.
Collection
Department of Photography
Accession number
RPS.4921-2018

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Record createdOctober 16, 2018
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1462745/a-photograph-of-invercauld-house-photograph-g-w-wilson/
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