Albert and Victoria’s collection of glass plate negatives show photographers’ working methods
Jane Keir
1859Wet collodion glass plate | RCIN 2082958
Glass plate negative of a full length portrait of Jane Keir standing with her back facing the camera. She poses in front of a wall. She wears a light coloured shirt and a skirt with dark coloured stripes.
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 2160086.
Creator(s)
Attributed to? Thomas Pearce (active c. 1850s) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Jane Keir- Acquired byQueen 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