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Thomas Pearce (active c. 1850s)

Group of Ghillies Oct 1858

Wet collodion negative | RCIN 2083267

Group of Gillies

Thomas Pearce (active c. 1850s)

Group of Gillies Oct 1858

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Description

Glass plate negative of nine Keepers of Ghillies standing in full length, taken on the Balmoral estate. They include: D[?uncan] Kennedy; J Smith; W Stewart; John Brown (1827-83) standing facing the viewer with his right hand in his waistcoat pocket; J Robertson; Johnnie Grant (1842-82); F Farquarson; James Morgan (1838-90) and Charles Coutts. Two men at the front of the group lie on the ground. Trees in the background.

Provenance

From the collection of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Thomas Pearce (active c. 1850s)
(photographer)

Acquirer(s)

Search the collection View the person page Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)

Subject(s)

Search the collection Kennedy, D (Balmoral Gillie)

Search the collection J Smith (Balmoral Gillie)

Search the collection John Brown (1826-83)

Search the collection John Grant (1842-82)

Search the collection Frank Farquarson

Search the collection James Morgan (1838-90)

Search the collection Charles Coutts
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Wet collodion negative

wet collodion negative
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Category
Photographs
Object type(s)
visual works
photographs
negatives
glass plate negatives
Subject(s)
Places
Europe
Great Britain
Scotland
Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
Balmoral Castle [Aberdeenshire]

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