Glass plate negatives
Albert and Victoria’s collection of glass plate negatives show photographers’ working methods
ATTRIBUTED TO DR ERNST BECKER (1826-88)
'Stag'
c. 1855RCIN 2083080
Glass plate negative of a daguerreotype nailed down on a wooden board. The image depicts a stag shot by Prince Albert lying on a grassy area.
The negative has been masked out, indicating the photographer's intention to crop the work to the smaller frame.
The glass plate negative has been photographed showing the coated side and therefore the image appears laterally reversed. Although the original daguerreotype does not seem to exist in the Collection, a print from this negative survives, RCIN 2117015.
Creator(s)
Attributed to Dr Ernst Becker (1826-88) (photographer)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Natural Sciences & Mathematics
- Zoology
- Animals
- Mammals
- Deer
- Red deer
- Stags (male deer)
- Red deer
- Deer
- Mammals
- Animals
- Zoology
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Agriculture and related techniques
- Animal husbandry
- Field sports (hunting, shooting, stalking)
- Animal husbandry
- Agriculture and related techniques
- Natural Sciences & Mathematics
