Antique Victorian CDV Photo Scottish Highland Stag Deer Hunting D Whyte Invernes For Sale

An unusual original Victorian photograph capturing the sporting traditions of the Scottish Highlands.Offered for sale is an antique 19th-century carte de visite (CDV) photograph featuring a distinguished bearded gentleman seated beside an impressive stag’s head with large antlers.The gentleman wears a traditional checked sporting suit, reflecting the country clothing associated with Victorian Highland sporting life.Unlike ordinary Victorian studio portraits, this photograph incorporates an impressive deer trophy, making it an interesting example of historical sporting photography.Photographer and LocationPhotographed by D. Whyte, Church Street, Inverness, Scotland.The reverse retains the original decorative Victorian photographer’s advertisement, featuring red lettering and a crowned emblem.Historical InterestDuring the Victorian period, the Scottish Highlands became an important destination for country sports, particularly deer stalking.Photographic portraits featuring sporting trophies were a way of commemorating these interests and achievements.This image captures the atmosphere of that period, showing a gentleman posed with a magnificent stag’s head and antlers.The photograph may appeal to collectors of:* Victorian and antique photography
* Scottish Highland history
* Deer stalking and traditional field sports
* Antique hunting and sporting memorabilia
* Scottish photographic studiosConditionOriginal antique photographic card showing age-related fading, light foxing, surface marks and minor edge wear.The portrait and stag antlers remain clearly visible, and the original photographer’s details are preserved on the reverse.The gentleman’s identity and the circumstances of the photograph are unknown.Please examine both photographs carefully.You will receive the original Victorian photographic card shown, with its decorative studio reverse.