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His favourite subject, however, was Beatrix herself and his prolific legacy of several hundred photographs forms a broad pictorial account of her life from infancy to marriage. \r\n\r\nRupert was also a skilled landscape photographer and during the Potter family's extended summer holidays to Scotland and the Lake District he photographed in particular the countryside around Eastwood in Dunkeld, Wray Castle near Ambleside and Lingholm on the edge of Derwentwater.  From 1871 to 1881 the family rented Dalguise House near Dunkeld in Perthshire.  Here, he records a relaxing, sunny afternoon fishing with three friends on the banks of the Tay near Dunkeld.","physicalDescription":"Photograph of four men sitting on a bank of a river with fishing rods.  With trees on the bank to the left of the photograph and a bridge in the background.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Potter, Rupert (1832-1914)","id":"A19569"},"association":{"text":"photographer","id":"AAT25687"},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"photographic paper","id":"AAT14190"}],"techniques":[{"text":"photography","id":"AAT54225"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Albumen print on paper","categories":[{"text":"Photographs","id":"THES48910"},{"text":"Sport","id":"THES48893"},{"text":"Scotland","id":"THES262877"},{"text":"Tourism & Travel","id":"THES250702"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"PDP","id":"THES48595"},"images":[],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"LVLF","id":"THES49656"},"free":"","case":"X","shelf":"44","box":"A"}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"photograph","id":"AAT46300"}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Dunkeld","id":"x43459"},"association":{"text":"photographed","id":"x30151"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1871-1881","earliest":"1871-01-01","latest":"1881-12-31"},"association":{"text":"photographed","id":"x30151"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"Given by Joan Duke","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"116","unit":"mm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"163","unit":"mm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[{"content":"'R. 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The rest is catalogued on the museum's object database as AR.14:1-42-1983. \r\n\r\nA second gift from Joan Duke, the Duke Collection, was subsequently acquired by the Museum in 2006, accessioned as AAD/2006/4 but catalogued individually on the library and object databases.","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Photograph of a group of four men fishing in the River Tay near Dunkeld; albumen print by Rupert Potter (1832-1914), ca. 1871-1881.","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[{"text":"Tay, River","id":"x43470"}],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[{"text":"Potter, Rupert (1832-1914)","id":"N5415"}],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[{"text":"men","id":"AAT25928"},{"text":"trees","id":"AAT132410"},{"text":"rivers","id":"AAT8707"},{"text":"river-banks","id":"AAT8729"},{"text":"bridges (built works)","id":"AAT7836"},{"text":"railroad bridges","id":"AAT7893"},{"text":"fishing","id":"AAT239470"},{"text":"fishing rod","id":"x39773"}],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[],"partNumbers":["E.764-2005"],"accessionNumberNum":"764","accessionNumberPrefix":"E","accessionYear":2005,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2025-07-25","recordCreationDate":"2008-12-10","availableToBook":false}}