Albert and Victoria’s collection shows photographers’ working methods
Thomas Pearce (active c. 1850s)
Group of Ghillies, Balmoral Oct 1858
Wet collodion negative | RCIN 2082962
Glass plate negative of a full length portrait of four Ghillies, featuring (l-r): Donald Stewart (1827-1909) (keeper); Charles Duncan (1826-1904); T. Grant (Head Keeper) and Peter Farquharson (d. 1874) (Keeper). The ghillies stand in a clearing surrounded by trees. A dog sits on the ground beside on the left.
The glass plate negative has been photographed showing the coated side and therefore the image appears laterally reversed. A print from this negative exists in the Collection, RCIN 2160064.
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Creator(s)
Thomas Pearce (active c. 1850s) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Donald Stewart (1827-1909)Charles Duncan (1826-1904)Peter Farquarson (d. 1874)I Grant -
Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- negatives
- glass plate negatives
- negatives
- photographs
Subject(s)
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Agriculture and related techniques
- Animal husbandry
- Field sports (hunting, shooting, stalking)
- Dogs
- Working dogs
- Animal husbandry
- Agriculture and related techniques
- visual works
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