John Brown And Queen Victoria
Photographer
George Washington Wilson
(Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland, 1823 - 1893)
AssociatedAssociated with
Waite Bookseller
(Promenade, Cheltenham)
SitterSitter is
John Brown
(Crathie, Scotland, 1826 - 1883)
SitterSitter is
Queen Victoria
(Kensington Palace, London, England, 1819 - 1901)
Date1863
Object NamePhotograph
Mediumalbumen print
ClassificationsPhotographs
DimensionsOverall: Height: 10.16 cm, Width: 6.35 cm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1987 with assistance from the National Fund for Acquisitions, the National Art Collections Fund, the National Heritage Memorial Fund and with income from the Ramsay-Dyce Bequest.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationOn Display - Gallery 09
Object numberABDMS022580
About MeQueen victoria, mounted on 'Fyvie', with John Brown holding the bridle (the original photograph also included John Grant, excluded from the published carte de visite). This was probably the most successful commercial photograph published by Geore Washington Wilson.More About Me
Carte de visite were the first commercial photographs. This one is the most successful published by George Washington Wilson, and displays Queen Victoria on her horse 'Fyvie' while visiting Balmoral.
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