Glass plate negatives
Albert and Victoria’s collection of glass plate negatives show photographers’ working methods
WILLIAM BAMBRIDGE (1820-79)
Queen Victoria (1819-1901) and Princess Louise (1848-1939), Windsor Castle
Mar 1862RCIN 2083593
Glass plate negative of a full length double portrait showing Queen Victoria seated. The queen faces three-quarters to the left, looking down at a picture of Prince Albert that she holds on her lap. She places one arm around Princess Louise's shoulders. Princess Louise kneels by her mother's side, also looking at picture. There is a bust of Prince Albert in the background.
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 2900544.
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 2900544.
Creator(s)
William Bambridge (1820-79) (photographer)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert