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James Sinclair, 14th Earl of Caithness — Queen Adelaide's Beech

James Sinclair, 14th Earl of Caithness

Queen Adelaide's Beech

1864

Named after Queen Adelaide, this majestic beech tree exemplifies Victorian aristocratic interest in notable natural specimens and the emerging practice of landscape photography as documentation.

Medium
albumen print from wet collodion negative

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James Sinclair, 14th Earl of Caithness, Queen Adelaide's Beech, 1864

Named after Queen Adelaide, this majestic beech tree exemplifies Victorian aristocratic interest in notable natural specimens and the emerging practice of landscape photography as documentation.

Medium
albumen print from wet collodion negative
Year
1864
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Tree, Albumen Print, Serene, Documentary, 19th Century, Photograph, Scottish, Landscape, Nature, Sepia Tones

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