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Thomas Pearce (active c. 1850s)
John Grant (1810-79), Head Keeper at Balmoral c. 1858
Glass plate negative | RCIN 2084311
Glass plate negative of John Grant, the Head Keeper on the Royal Balmoral estate in a full length portrait. With crossed legs he faces three-quarters to the left. He wears a tweed cap and spotted neckerchief. Over his one shoulder, her wears a small leather satchel.
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 2160345.
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Creator(s)
Thomas Pearce (active c. 1850s) (photographer)
Subject(s)
John Grant (1810-79) -
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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