Victor Albert Prout
Mar Lodge, group in the doorway of the smoking room including the Prince and Princess of Wales
About this artwork
Pictured in the doorway of the smoking room at Mar Lodge are the Prince and Princess of Wales on their first visit to Scotland in 1863. The less conspicuous figure, seated between the two royals, is the Countess of Fife, their generous host. The Scottish dignitaries standing either side of the doorway resemble a guard of honour attending a solemn occasion. A rigid composition is enlivened by the mysterious man, probably a servant, peering through a window on the left and the striped socks of some of the guests.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Victor Albert Prout (1835 - 1877) British
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title:Mar Lodge, group in the doorway of the smoking room including the Prince and Princess of Wales
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date created:August 1863
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materials:Albumen print
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measurements:20.20 x 26.50 cm
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credit line:Purchased 1958
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accession number:PGP 162.5
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
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Victor Albert Prout
Victor Albert Prout
Victor Albert Prout was a British photographer active in the 1860s. He specialised in pictures of high society. Surviving images by him are albumen prints made from wet plate negatives.
