Albert and Victoria’s collection of glass plate negatives show photographers’ working methods
AFTER THOMAS PEARCE (ACTIVE C. 1850S)
Group portrait at Balmoral
c. 1858RCIN 2083182
Glass plate negative of a daguerreotype showing a group portrait taken at Balmoral. Queen Victoria is seated on her pony, Malakoff, seen in profile facing to the right. Prince Alfred stands beside the pony's thigh, holding his mother's hand. Lady Churchill stands in front of the pony, while John Brown is visible behind the pony holding its reins.
The glass plate negative has been photographed showing the coated side and therefore the image appears laterally reversed. While the original daguerreotype seems to be historically missing, various photographs from the same sitting exist in the Collection (RCINs 2160069, 2900145, 2906730).
The glass plate negative has been photographed showing the coated side and therefore the image appears laterally reversed. While the original daguerreotype seems to be historically missing, various photographs from the same sitting exist in the Collection (RCINs 2160069, 2900145, 2906730).
Creator(s)
After Thomas Pearce (active c. 1850s) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)Lady Jane Spencer, Baroness Churchill (1826-1900)John Brown (1826-83)- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Agriculture and related techniques
- Animal husbandry
- Horses
- Malakoff (Queen Victoria's Pony, Balmoral)
- Ponies
- Horses
- Animal husbandry
- Agriculture and related techniques
- Places
- Europe
- Great Britain
- Scotland
- Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
- Balmoral Castle [Aberdeenshire]
- Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
- Scotland
- Great Britain
- Europe
- Social sciences
- Ethnology
- Costume & National dress
- Costume-Great Britain
- Costume-Scotland
- Scottish Highland Dress
- Costume-Scotland
- Costume-Great Britain
- Costume & National dress
- Ethnology
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- negatives
- glass plate negatives
- negatives
- photographs
- Science, Medicine and Technology
