Albert and Victoria’s collection of glass plate negatives show photographers’ working methods
LEONIDA CALDESI (1823-91)
Princess Beatrice (1857-1944) and Mary Ann Thurston (1810-96)
May 1858Wet collodion negative | RCIN 2083707
Glass plate negative of the nanny Mary Ann Thurston (1810-96) with Princess Beatrice (1857-1944). Thurston wears a striped dress, lace collar and lace cap. Princess Beatrice wears a short-sleeved gown. They have been photographed through a window or doorway.
The glass plate negative has been photographed showing the coated side and therefore the image appears laterally reversed. A series of prints from this sitting exist in the Collection, see for example RCIN 2900134.
Creator(s)
Leonida Caldesi (1823-91) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Beatrice, Princess Henry of Battenberg (1857-1944)Mary Ann Thurston (1810-96)- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- People
- Men
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- negatives
- glass plate negatives
- negatives
- photographs
- People