Albert and Victoria’s collection of glass plate negatives show photographers’ working methods
THOMAS PEARCE (ACTIVE C. 1850S)
Group of Ghillies
Oct 1858Wet collodion negative | RCIN 2083267
Glass plate negative of nine Keepers of Ghillies standing in full length, taken on the Balmoral estate. They include: D[?uncan] Kennedy; J Smith; W Stewart; John Brown (1827-83) standing facing the viewer with his right hand in his waistcoat pocket; J Robertson; Johnnie Grant (1842-82); F Farquarson; James Morgan (1838-90) and Charles Coutts. Two men at the front of the group lie on the ground. Trees in the background.
Creator(s)
Thomas Pearce (active c. 1850s) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Kennedy, D (Balmoral Gillie)J Smith (Balmoral Gillie)John Brown (1826-83)John Grant (1842-82)Frank FarquarsonJames Morgan (1838-90)Charles Coutts- From the collection of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Great Britain
- Scotland
- Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
- Balmoral Castle [Aberdeenshire]
- Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
- Scotland
- Great Britain
- Europe
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- negatives
- glass plate negatives
- negatives
- photographs
- Places
