Albert and Victoria’s collection of glass plate negatives show photographers’ working methods
THOMAS PEARCE (ACTIVE C. 1850S)
Jane Baroness Churchill (1826-1900), Balmoral
Oct 1857Wet Collodion negative | RCIN 2082953
Glass plate negative of a three-quarter length portrait of Lady Jane Churchill (1826-1900), standing, facing halfway to the left. She holds a hat in front of her body. She poses in front of a stone wall. Photograph taken at Balmoral.
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 2906669.
Creator(s)
Thomas Pearce (active c. 1850s) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Lady Jane Spencer, Baroness Churchill (1826-1900)- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- negatives
- glass plate negatives
- negatives
- photographs
- visual works
