Thomas Vernon BegbieGlass Negatives Discovered |
The DiscoveryIn 1950, over a century after his birth of Thomas Vernon Begbie, a collection of 451 of his glass negatives was discovered in old tin boxes at a house in St James Square, an address very close to his studio at 7 Leith Street. These were donated to Councillor Stanley Cavaye, then to the City of Edinburgh Art Centre. |
The PhotosMost of the photos were stereo pairs, though on this site in most cases I have displayed only one half of the stereo pair. These can be found on pages for: and Leith The photograph below is a single long image. However, Begbie also produced similar photos of the centre of this scene as stereo pairs. The photo below shows damage sustained by glass slides - scratches, a crack and part missing. But the slide still contains lots of interesting details of this area, probably in the late 1850s. View towards Calton Hill from the Scott Monument
© The Cavaye Collection of Thomas Begbie Prints: City Art Centre, City of Edinburgh Museums and Galleries
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Thomas Vernon Begbie |
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MAPS & PHOTOS: Key Central (west) Central (east) Edinburgh & Leith |
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PHOTOS: Stereoscopic Old Town New Town Around Edin Leith Sculptures |
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BEGBIE STORY: Discovery Family Partnership Amateur Studios Collections |