| Victor Albert Prout [Attributed to] Miss Georgina Moncrieffe dressed as Mary, Queen of Scots 1863, August Carte de visite Private collection of Hector Meinhof LL/63415 Collector note (13 December 2015)
The back of the mount bears a backplate identifying the photographer as S. Ayling of 493, Oxford Street [London], the photograph was actually taken by Victor Albert Prout. The occasion was the Braemare Gathering held in the grounds of Mar Lodge in August 1863 during the first official visit to Scotland by the Princess and Princess of Wales. At the celebrations which followed the games, the Prince and Princess were entertained by a series oftableaux vivants and scenes from amateur theatricals staged by other guests. Full details of the event, other photographs in the series, and the story of the Mar Lodge album subsequently produced are given in "Staged Photography in the Victorian Album", an essay by Marta Weiss (2006).
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