Glass plate negatives
Albert and Victoria’s collection of glass plate negatives show photographers’ working methods
Corporal Courtenay
1855Wet collodion negative | 21.7 x 16.5 cm (whole object) | RCIN 2084318
8.5" x 6.5" glass plate negative showing Corporal Courtenay sitting on the carriage of a mortar with one leg slightly raised. He is wearing military uniform and is holding a long wooden cane in one hand while the other rests on the mortar. One of his eyes is covered by a patch. There is an area of open grassland behind.
Corporal Courtenay served with the 44th (East Essex) Regiment of Foot during the Crimean War, suffering extensive shot wounds on 28th May 1855. This is one of a series of portraits of wounded Crimean War veterans collected by Queen Victoria shortly after the war.
The glass plate negative has been photographed showing the coated side and therefore the image appears laterally reversed. Prints from this negative exist in the Collection (e.g. RCIN 2500161).
Creator(s)
Cundall & Howlett (photographer)
Subject(s)
Corporal Courtenay (active 1855)Army-GB-Infantry-44th (East Essex) Regiment of Foot (1783-1881)21.7 x 16.5 cm (whole object)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- Clothing
- Costume
- Uniforms
- Military uniforms
- Uniforms
- Costume
- Clothing
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- Social sciences
- Military affairs
- Wars, Campaigns & Battles
- Wars
- Wars of the nineteenth century
- Crimean War (1853-1856)
- Wars of the nineteenth century
- Wars
- Wars, Campaigns & Battles
- Military affairs
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- negatives
- glass plate negatives
- negatives
- photographs
- Science, Medicine and Technology
