Albert and Victoria’s collection of glass plate negatives show photographers’ working methods
DR ERNST BECKER (1826-88)
The Comte d'Eu and Duc d'Alencon, Osborne
26 - 26 Jul 1854Wet collodion negative | RCIN 2083107
Glass plate negative of a double portrait of The Comte d'Eu, later Prince Gaston of Orleans (1842-1922), and Prince Ferdinand, Duc d'Alencon (1844-1910) seated on a bench on the terrace at Osborne House.
The glass plate negative has been photographed showing the coated side and therefore the image appears laterally reversed. A print of this work exists in the Royal Collection, RCIN 2906119.
The glass plate negative has been photographed showing the coated side and therefore the image appears laterally reversed. A print of this work exists in the Royal Collection, RCIN 2906119.
Creator(s)
Dr Ernst Becker (1826-88) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Gaston d'Orleans, Count of Eu (1842-1922)Ferdinand, Duke of Alençon (1844-1910)- From the collection of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- People
- Boys
- Children
- Places
- Europe
- Great Britain
- England
- Isle of Wight [England]
- Osborne Estate [Isle of Wight]
- Osborne House
- Osborne Estate [Isle of Wight]
- Isle of Wight [England]
- England
- Great Britain
- Europe
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- negatives
- glass plate negatives
- negatives
- photographs
- People
