Albert and Victoria’s collection of glass plate negatives show photographers’ working methods
JOHN JABEZ EDWIN MAYALL (1813-1901)
Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine (1843-78), when Princess Alice
c.1860RCIN 2082616
Glass plate negative of a full length portrait of Princess Alice, seated and facing three-quarters to the rleft. She holds an open book on her lap and rests her right arm on a balustrade behind her.
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 2907754.
Creator(s)
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901) (photographer)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Organisation
- Documentation
- Books
- Documentation
- Organisation
