Albert and Victoria’s collection shows photographers’ working methods
Thomas Pearce (active c. 1850s)
The Queen's and Prince's Ponies Oct 1857
Wet collodion glass plate negative | RCIN 2082941
Glass plate negative of (r-l): Peter Robertson; Charles Coutts; John Brown (1827-83); Charles Duncan (1826-1904) and J Smith photographed within the grounds of the Balmoral estate with three ponies belonging to the Queen and Prince Consort.
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 2160315.
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Creator(s)
Thomas Pearce (active c. 1850s) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Peter RobertsonCharles CouttsJohn Brown (1826-83)Charles Duncan (1826-1904)J Smith (Balmoral Gillie) -
Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- negatives
- glass plate negatives
- negatives
- photographs
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Great Britain
- Scotland
- Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
- Balmoral Estate [Aberdeenshire]
- Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
- Scotland
- Great Britain
- Europe
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Agriculture and related techniques
- Animal husbandry
- Horses
- Ponies
- Horses
- Animal husbandry
- Agriculture and related techniques
- visual works
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