Glass plate negatives
Albert and Victoria’s collection of glass plate negatives show photographers’ working methods
Two daguerreotypes of Prince Albert
c. 1891Wet collodion negative | RCIN 2084004
Glass plate negative depicting the method by which two daguerreotypes of Prince Albert were photographed. Originally taken in 1842, the daguerreotypes are the earliest photographic portraits taken of a member of the British royal family.
The original daguerreotype of the portrait at the bottom survives in the Collection, see RCIN 2932488.
The glass plate negative has been photographed showing the coated side and therefore the image appears laterally reversed. Prints from the copy negative of the daguerreotypes exists in the Collection, see RCINs 2931356.a and b.
Creator(s)
After William Constable (1783-1861) (photographer)
Unknown Person (photographer)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
- Photography
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- negatives
- glass plate negatives
- negatives
- photographs
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
