Horatio Nelson King photographs of Windsor Castle
Content Description
Collection contains four albumen prints, each approximately 23 x 28 cm, all captioned/signed on verso by Horatio Nelson King. The prints include pictures of the rooms of Windsor Castle in England. Dated 1881.
Dates
- 1881
Creator
- King, Horatio Nelson, 1830-1895 (photographer, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research. Items kept in cold storage; access requires 24 hours advance notice.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Horatio Nelson King photographs of Windsor Caslte must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Coordinating Committee.
Biographical History
Horatio Nelson King (1830-1895) was a photographer in England.
Horatio Nelson King was born in 1830 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire. He was married to Elizabeth A. Melksham, and together they had three daughter. Later in his life, King was married to Clara M. Bath, and had one son with her. King started his career as a photographer in 1851. Between the years on 1858-1872, King opened up four studios in Bath. King had a close connection to the royal family and was declared the architectural photographer to Queen Victoria on August 25, 1896. King died in Hammersmith.
Extent
1 folder (0.01 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Purchased from Bernard Quartich Ltd. in 2015.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased; Bernard Quartich Ltd.; 2015.
Appraisal
Unique original materials are collected whenever possible (Photo Archives collection development policy II. A, October 2009.)
Processing Information
Processed; Corinne Bird, student manuscript processor, Maggie Kopp, curator; 2015.
- Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
- Photographs
- Windsor Castle -- Photographs
- Title
- Register of Horatio Nelson King photographs of Windsor Castle
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Corinne Bird
- Date
- 2015 December 9
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States