Albert and Victoria’s collection of glass plate negatives show photographers’ working methods
LEONIDA CALDESI (1823-91)
Peter, a favourite cat in the Royal Stables
26 - 26 Mar 1857Wet collodion negative | RCIN 2083053
Glass plate negative of Peter, a black cat who lived in the Royal Stables. He is sitting on a ledge outside Buckingham Palace. A ribbon is tied around his neck.
The glass plate negative has been photographed showing the coated side and therefore the image appears laterally reversed. A print of this work exists in the Royal Collection, RCIN 2906237, also 2931482.
Creator(s)
Leonida Caldesi (1823-91) (photographer)
- From the collection of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Agriculture and related techniques
- Animal husbandry
- Cats (domestic)
- Peter (cat, fl. 1857)
- Cats (domestic)
- Animal husbandry
- Agriculture and related techniques
- Places
- Europe
- Great Britain
- England
- Greater London [England]
- London [Greater London]
- City of Westminster [London]
- Buckingham Palace
- City of Westminster [London]
- London [Greater London]
- Greater London [England]
- England
- Great Britain
- Europe
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- negatives
- glass plate negatives
- negatives
- photographs
- Science, Medicine and Technology
