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Glass plate negatives

Albert and Victoria’s collection of glass plate negatives show photographers’ working methods

ATTRIBUTED TO ROGER FENTON (1819-69)

View of the Grounds at Windsor

c. 1857

25.4 x 30.5 cm (whole object) | RCIN 2079366

Glass plate negative of a stand of trees within the grounds at Windsor, seen across a lawn area. A shub surrounded by a fence is visible in the centre middle-ground. 

The glass plate negative has been photographed showing the coated side and therefore the image appears laterally reversed. Prints by Fenton from this negative do not seem to exist in the Collection.

  • Creator(s)

    Attributed to Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)

  • 25.4 x 30.5 cm (whole object)

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

  • Subject(s)
    • Geography
      • Systematic geography
        • Landscapes
    • Places
      • Europe
        • Great Britain
          • England
            • Berkshire [England]
              • Windsor [Berkshire]
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
          • negatives
            • glass plate negatives
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