Albert and Victoria’s collection shows photographers’ working methods
Thomas Pearce (active c. 1850s)
The sons of John Grant, Head Forester at Balmoral Oct 1857
Wet Collodion glass plate negative | RCIN 2082943
Glass plate negative of the sons of John Grant, Head Forester at Balmoral standing, facing the viewer and wearing Scottish Highland costume.
The glass plate negative has been photographed showing the coated side and therefore the image appears laterally reversed. At leats two prints from this negative exist in the Collection, RCIN 2800789 and 2160316.
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Creator(s)
Thomas Pearce (active c. 1850s) (photographer)
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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)
- People
- Children
- Places
- Europe
- Great Britain
- Scotland
- Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
- Balmoral Estate [Aberdeenshire]
- Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
- Scotland
- Great Britain
- Europe
- Social sciences
- Ethnology
- Costume & National dress
- Costume-Great Britain
- Costume-Scotland
- Scottish Highland Dress
- Costume-Scotland
- Costume-Great Britain
- Costume & National dress
- Ethnology
- visual works
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