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Glass plate negatives

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

      ATTRIBUTED TO ROGER FENTON (1819-69)

      The Slopes, Windsor Castle

      c. 1860

      38.0 x 45.0 cm (whole object) | RCIN 2079281

      Glass plate negative of an area of the Home Park called 'the Slopes'. A stream meanders through trees towards a single-arched, stone bridge.

      The glass plate negative has been photographed showing the coated side and therefore the image appears laterally reversed. A print by Fenton from this negative does not seem to exist in the Collection.

      • Creator(s)

        Attributed to Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)

      • 38.0 x 45.0 cm (whole object)

      • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

      • Subject(s)
        • Places
          • Europe
            • Great Britain
              • England
                • Berkshire [England]
                  • Windsor [Berkshire]
                    • Windsor Castle
        • Geography
          • Systematic geography
            • Landscapes
        Object type(s)
          • visual works
            • photographs
              • negatives
                • glass plate negatives
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