Commissioned by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
Daguerreotype of three men mounted on horses, one grey in front of the door, by the main doors of the Royal Mews. One of the horses is Zohrab. One man is mounted directly in front of the large doors facing slightly right, with the other men on either side of the door. There is also an unmounted pony to the left.
In 1848 at least five daguerreotypes were made at the Royal Mews at Buckingham Palace by an unknown photographer. Of these, only two appear to have survived. Queen Victoria recorded in her journal on the 31st of May 1848 that she ‘… went to the stables to see the horses daguerotyped, which really was curious, particularly to see how badly the horses placed themselves, when they had to stand still’.
man
top hat
wall
stonework
whip
sideburns
horse
cobbles
exterior
mews
column
building
brickwork
door
window
saddles
pillar
lantern
glassmetopes
brackets
stirrups
tree
Zohrab
Royal Mews
1af9c7be-3032-590f-fece-fa17bf4dab39
2932500
IMAGE
daguerreotype
en
1848
1848
Anonymous
Anonymous
Daguerreobase
The Royal Collection Trust, United Kingdom
Museum Conservation Services
option3
option3