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Glass plate negatives

Albert and Victoria’s collection of glass plate negatives show photographers’ working methods

Landscape, nature and architecture

      In the 1850s Prince Albert and Queen Victoria commissioned various photographers to capture the places that were of significance to them. Such interest produced a significant collection of glass plate negatives of landscapes and architectural studies of royal residences, as well as negatives of pets and of various animals kept at their farms or on the grounds of their estates.

      Royal residences

      Albert and Victoria used photography to record the architecture and interiors of their residences

      Royal animals

      Albert and Victoria’s negatives of their pets and farm animals display their affection towards them

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