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Author	George Washington Wilson (1823–1893) Alternative names G. W. Wilson; George W. Wilson; George Wilson Description British photographer, painter and businessperson Date of birth/death 7 February 1823 9 March 1893 Location of birth/death Alvah Aberdeen Authority file : Q2179710 VIAF : 54421826 ISNI : 0000000109029430 ULAN : 500025761 LCCN : n2006057168 NLA : 35696141 WorldCat creator QS:P170,Q2179710
Description	English: Queen Victoria on 'Fyvie' with John Brown at Balmoral
Date	1863 date QS:P571,+1863-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium	Carte de visite
Dimensions	9.2 × 6.1 cm (3.6 × 2.4 in)
Accession number	no. PGP R 884
Credit line	Credit Gift of Mrs. Riddell in memory of Peter Fletcher Riddell 1985
Source	http://www.nationalgalleries.org/collection/online_search/4:324/result/0/63179
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"This photograph was originally conceived by Queen Victoria as a tribute to her late husband, Prince Albert, taken on the second anniversary of her last 'Great Expedition' with him into the Highlands. G.W.Wilson subsequently gained permission to distribute it as a carte de visite, cropping out another figure to focus attention on the mourning Queen's relationship with her faithful servant, John Brown. In its first year of publication, this and a few similar images sold near 13,000 copies, their popularity doubtless heightened by the rumour-mongers who referred to the Queen as 'Mrs Brown'."

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