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Glass plate negatives

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

      THOMAS PEARCE (ACTIVE C. 1850S)

      Stag shot by the Prince on the shoulder of Ripe

      1857

      RCIN 2082991

      Glass plate negative of a stag head, from a stag shot by Prince Albert (1819-61), positioned on top of a wooden box, facing towards the right. The wooden box is positioned in front of a stone wall. Stag shot at Ripe Hill on the Balmoral Estate on 5 October 1857. 

      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 2117009.

      • Creator(s)

        Thomas Pearce (active c. 1850s) (photographer)

      • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

      • Subject(s)
        • Natural Sciences & Mathematics
          • Biological sciences
            • Zoology
              • Animals
                • Mammals
                  • Deer
                    • Red deer
                      • Stags (male deer)
        • Science, Medicine and Technology
          • Agriculture and related techniques
            • Animal husbandry
              • Field sports (hunting, shooting, stalking)
                • Hunting methods
                  • Stalking
        Object type(s)
          • visual works
            • photographs
              • negatives
                • glass plate negatives
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