Glass plate negatives
Albert and Victoria’s collection of glass plate negatives show photographers’ working methods
AFTER LEONIDA CALDESI (1823-91)
Princess Beatrice (1857-1944)
c. 1857RCIN 2083566
Glass plate negative showing a photograph placed on a flat surface.Taken by Leonida Caldesi (1823-91) in 1857, the photograph depicts Princess Beatrice (1857-1944) as an infant, a cropped version of RCIN 2900104.
The glass plate negative has been photographed showing the coated side and therefore the image appears laterally reversed.
Creator(s)
After Leonida Caldesi (1823-91) (photographer)
Unknown Person (photographer)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
