Albert and Victoria’s collection of glass plate negatives show photographers’ working methods
DR ERNST BECKER (1826-88)
Group portrait on the Terrace at Osborne
Aug 1857RCIN 2083769
Glass plate of a group portrait taken on the terrace at Osborne, Isle of Wight. The portrait includes, from right to left, Honourable Beatrice Byng (1826-84), Colonel Thomas Biddulph (1809-78), Colonel Honourable Dudley de Ros (1827-1907), an unknown female and male sitter and the Honourable Emily Cathcart (1834-1917).
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 2906656.
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 2906656.
Creator(s)
Dr Ernst Becker (1826-88) (photographer)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert