Glass plate negatives
Albert and Victoria’s collection of glass plate negatives show photographers’ working methods
LEONIDA CALDESI (1823-91)
Princess Louise, later Duchess of Argyll (1848-1939)
Apr 1859RCIN 2084326
Glass plate negative of a half length portrait of Prince Louise, later Duchess of Argyll (1848-1939) seated, facing towards the camera. She turns her head halfway to the left and gazes ahead, away from the camera. She wears a checked dress and plaits in her hair.
Princess Louise was the fourth daughter and sixth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. In 1871 she married John Campbell, the Marquess of Lorne and 9th Duke of Argyll. This photograph is the companion of a similar portrait taken of her older sister, Princess Helena.
The glass plate negative has been photographed showing the coated side and therefore the image appears laterally reversed. Prints from this negative exist in the Collection (e.g. RCIN 2900179).
Princess Louise was the fourth daughter and sixth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. In 1871 she married John Campbell, the Marquess of Lorne and 9th Duke of Argyll. This photograph is the companion of a similar portrait taken of her older sister, Princess Helena.
The glass plate negative has been photographed showing the coated side and therefore the image appears laterally reversed. Prints from this negative exist in the Collection (e.g. RCIN 2900179).
Creator(s)
Leonida Caldesi (1823-91) (photographer)
Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
