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Glass plate negatives

Albert and Victoria’s collection of glass plate negatives show photographers’ working methods

AFTER FRANZ XAVER WINTERHALTER (1805-73)

Princess Beatrice (1857-1944)

1850-60

RCIN 2083568

Glass plate negative showing a man holding a painting or drawing on an easel for the purpose of photography. The painting is possibly related to the Franz Xaver Winterhalter's (1805-73) 1859 portrait of Princess Beatrice (1857-1944), RCIN 401029.

The glass plate negative has been photographed showing the coated side and therefore the image appears laterally reversed.

  • Creator(s)

    After Franz Xaver Winterhalter (1805-73) (artist)

    Unknown Person (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Beatrice, Princess Henry of Battenberg (1857-1944)
  • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

  • Subject(s)
    • People
      • Children
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
          • negatives
            • glass plate negatives
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