Albert and Victoria’s collection of glass plate negatives show photographers’ working methods
ROGER FENTON (1819-69)
The Princess Royal and Princess Alice, Balmoral
1856Wet collodion negative | 45.0 x 37.5 cm (whole object) | RCIN 2079264
Glass plate negative of a full length portrait of Victoria, Princess Royal and Princess Alice. The sisters are seated together on a decorative ironwork garden seat. The Princess Royal holds a walking stick with Princess Alice leaning on her.
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 2941851.
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 2941851.
Creator(s)
Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Empress Friedrich, German Empress and Queen of Prussia (1840-1901)Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse & by Rhine (1843-78)45.0 x 37.5 cm (whole object)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- negatives
- glass plate negatives
- negatives
- photographs
- visual works
