Albert and Victoria’s collection shows photographers’ working methods
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg & Gotha (1844-1900)
Madeleine, Countess Blücher von Wahlstätt 1862
RCIN 2082734
Glass plate negative featuring two full-length portraits of Madeleine, Countess Blücher von Wahlstätt, seated, facing three-quarters to the right. She turns her head towards the camera and gazes ahead. She wears a dark coloured bonnet, shawl and dress. The Countess was a member of the Royal Household of Victoria, Crown Princess of Prussia.
The negative image on the left has been scratched out, an act perhaps indicative of a displeasing pose.
The glass plate negative has been photographed showing the coated side and therefore the image appears laterally reversed. A print from the intact image exists in the Collection, RCIN 2917638.
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Creator(s)
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg & Gotha (1844-1900) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Madeline, Countess Blücher von Wahlstätt -
Acquired by Queen Victoria
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- negatives
- glass plate negatives
- negatives
- photographs
- visual works
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