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John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901)
William Ross, the Queen's Piper (1822-91) 1855
RCIN 2084866
Glass plate negative of of a full length portrait of William Ross, the Queen's Piper, standing, facing a quarter to the right. He wears Highland dress and plays the bagpipes.
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 2906658.
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 2906658.
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Creator(s)
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901) (photographer)
Subject(s)
William Ross (1822-91)Royal Household -
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)
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
- Music
- Musicians
- Bagpipers
- Musical instruments
- Wind instruments
- Bagpipes
- Wind instruments
- Musicians
- Music
- 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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