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Stirling Castle from the Cemetery
ca. 1860-187019th century
104 x 78 mm (4.1 x 3.1 in.)
George Washington Wilson, British (Scottish), (1823–1893)
Object Type:
photograph
Medium and Support:
Albumen print
Edition:
Prints pasted in pages of ‘The Lady of the Lake’ by Sir Walter Scott
Marks:
Inscribed on printed border: locale, quote, page, etc. captioned
Bibliography:
On Wilson, see Helmut Gernsheim, Masterpieces of Victorian Photography; Helmut Gernsheim, History of Photography, p. 281; Lee D. Witkin and Barbara London, The Photograph Collector’s Guide (Boston, MA: New York Graphic Society, 1979); Howard Ricketts, Harry Lunn, and P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., Photography: The First Eighty Years (London: P. & D. Colnaghi, 1976); Treasures of Britain (aerial view); J. Geddie, Royal Palaces, Historic Castles and Stately Homes of Great Britain; MacMillan Biographical Encyclopedia of Photographic Artists and Innovators (1983); The Grolier Club, The Truthful Lens, pp. 57, 219–220; Hanlon, Commercial Aesthetics, p. 39; Image, vol. 7 (December 1958). The University of Aberdeen Photographic Archive’s George Washington Wilson and Co. Photographic Collection at http://www.abdn.ac.uk/historic/gww has general information about George Washington Wilson, as well as online images of many works that also are represented in the Davison Art Center Collection.
Credit Line:
Gift of Michael M. Senft, 1983
Accession Number:
1983.12.117.255
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This object has the following keywords:
- architecture - Art or science of designing and building structures, especially habitable structures, in accordance with principles determined by aesthetic and practical or material considerations. Refers also to the structures created. [November 1994 related term added. October 1990 alternate term added.]
- castles - Use for buildings or groups of buildings intended primarily to serve as a fortified residence of a prince or nobleman. AVERY
- cemeteries
- Scotland - TGN 7002444
- travel photography
Dimensions
- image Dimensions: 104 x 78 mm (4.1 x 3.1 in.)
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Credit Caption
George Washington Wilson, British (Scottish), (1823–1893) . Stirling Castle from the Cemetery, ca. 1860-1870. Albumen print. image : 104 x 78 mm (4.1 x 3.1 in.). DAC accession number 1983.12.117.255. Gift of Michael M. Senft, 1983.