Glass plate negatives
Albert and Victoria’s collection of glass plate negatives show photographers’ working methods
AFTER EMIL WOLFF (1802-79)
'Prince Albert'
1850-70RCIN 2084892
Glass plate negative of Emil Wolff's marble statue of Prince Albert in Roman costume (RCIN 2070). The work is placed within a niche at the principal stairs/vestibule of Osborne House. A man in top hat can be seen on the far right beside the staircase's turn.
The statue was commissioned by the prince in 1846 from the sculptor, and was given to Queen Victoria on 24 December 1849 as a Christmas gift.
The glass plate negative has been photographed showing the coated side and therefore the image appears laterally reversed. Prints from this negative do not seem to exist in the Collection. For a photograph showing the location of the niche, see RCIN 2102682.
The statue was commissioned by the prince in 1846 from the sculptor, and was given to Queen Victoria on 24 December 1849 as a Christmas gift.
The glass plate negative has been photographed showing the coated side and therefore the image appears laterally reversed. Prints from this negative do not seem to exist in the Collection. For a photograph showing the location of the niche, see RCIN 2102682.
Creator(s)
After Emil Wolff (1802-79) (artist)
Unknown Person (photographer)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria
Subject(s)
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
- Plastic arts
- Sculpture
- Statues
- Sculpture
- Plastic arts
- Social sciences
- Ethnology
- Costume & National dress
- History of costume
- Costume-Classical
- Costume-Classical-Roman
- Costume-Classical
- History of costume
- Costume & National dress
- Ethnology
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
