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W & D Downey (active 1855-1941)
John Brown (1826-83) 1868
RCIN 2083315
Glass plate negative of a full length portrait of John Brown, personal servant to Queen Victoria. Brown is seated on a chair, facing three-quarters to the left and looking ahead. His face is captured in profile. He wears dark highland uniform and silver-edged sporran. He holds his cap in one hand.
The glass plate negative has been photographed showing the coated side and therefore the image appears laterally reversed. A hand-coloured print from this negative exists in the Collection, RCIN 2914390.
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Creator(s)
W & D Downey (active 1855-1941) (photographer)
Subject(s)
John Brown (1826-83) -
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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