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Glass plate negatives

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

AFTER HILLS & SAUNDERS (1852-2019)

John Brown (1826-83)

c.1865

RCIN 2084324

Glass plate negative of a photograph of a full length portrait of John Brown, standing, facing towards the camera. He rests his left hand on a table to the left. He wears a tweed kilt, jacket and waistcoat, cap and sporan.

The glass plate negative has been photographed showing the coated side and therefore the image appears laterally reversed. A print from the original negative exists in the Collection, RCIN 2160374.

  • Creator(s)

    After Hills & Saunders (1852-2019) (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    John Brown (1826-83)
  • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

  • Subject(s)
    • Social sciences
      • Ethnology
        • Costume & National dress
          • Costume-Great Britain
            • Costume-Scotland
              • Scottish Highland Dress
    • Places
      • Europe
        • Great Britain
          • Scotland
            • Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
              • Balmoral Castle [Aberdeenshire]
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
          • negatives
            • glass plate negatives
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