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Dr Ernst Becker (1826-88)
Group portrait on the Terrace at Osborne Aug 1857
RCIN 2083770
Glass plate of a group portrait taken on the terrace at Osborne, Isle of Wight. The portrait includes from right to left, Captain Charles T. Du Plat (b. 1822), Equerry to Prince Albert, Honourable Beatrice Byng (1826-84), Colonel Thomas Biddulph (1809-78), Frances, Viscountess Jocelyn (1820-80) and General Everard Bouverie (1789-1871), Equerry to Prince Albert.
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 2906655.
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 2906655.
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Creator(s)
Dr Ernst Becker (1826-88) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Sir Charles Taylor Du Plat (b. 1822)Beatrice Eliza Christiana Catherine Blundell-Hollinshead-Blundell (1825-84)General Sir Thomas Myddelton Biddulph (1809-78)Frances Elizabeth Jocelyn, Viscountess Jocelyn (1820-80)General Everard William Bouverie (1789-1871) -
Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- negatives
- glass plate negatives
- negatives
- photographs
- visual works
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