Glass plate negatives
Albert and Victoria’s collection of glass plate negatives show photographers’ working methods
ROGER FENTON (1819-69)
Princess Victoria Gouramma of Coorg (1841-64)
Nov 1854RCIN 2083768
Glass plate negative of a full length portrait of Princess Victoria Gouramma of Coorg (1841-64), daughter of the ex-Rajah of Coorg. The Princess is seated with her feet positioned on a foot stool. She faces three-quarters to the left and gazes ahead, away from the camera. She wears a dress with corset and crinoline.
The glass plate negative has been photographed showing the coated side and therefore the image appears laterally reversed. Prints from this negative do not semm to exist in the Collection, however a variant from the same sitting is represented by RCIN 2906573.
The glass plate negative has been photographed showing the coated side and therefore the image appears laterally reversed. Prints from this negative do not semm to exist in the Collection, however a variant from the same sitting is represented by RCIN 2906573.
Creator(s)
View person pageRoger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Home economics
- Furniture & accessories
- Seating. Chairs
- Footstools
- Seating. Chairs
- Furniture & accessories
- Home economics
- Places
- Europe
- Great Britain
- England
- Greater London [England]
- England
- Great Britain
- Europe
- Science, Medicine and Technology