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THE PHOTOGRAPHIC NEWS. 207 APBIL 30, 1880.J It is just sixteen years ago, Mr. Daniel Downey told I us, since his brother and himself were called to Balmoral for the first time by order of Her Majesty ; and although no one will deny that the firm has enjoyed opportunities which others have not been so fortunate as to secure, it must be remembered that it is not everybody who knows how to make good use of an opportunity. At that time there was no accommodation to be had near the Castle and grounds, and the brothers were glad enough to shelter themselves and their apparatus in a labourer’s cottage. But they did not want for personal comforts, for hardly had they arrived than the Prince of Wales, knowing of the strait the photographers were likely to be in, drove over in a waggonette to see them, and good-naturedly sent up provisions and wine at once for their especial behoof. The reception turned out to be one of good omen and is likely to remain in the memories of Messrs. Downey many a long day. Everybody has seen the portrait of the Earl of Beacons field in a black velvet coat taken by Messrs. Downey. It was not an easy portrait to secure, and it was taken, it appears, some nine years ago at Balmoral, when the ex-premier’s name was not Beaconsfield, but Disraeli. The Messrs. Downey had just completed a spell of work at the Castle, and had made arrangements for a few days’ tour in the Highlands before returning to Newcastle. Accidentally the Premier ran down to have audience of Her Majesty, and the brothers had to be recalled from their pleasuring on purpose to photograph Benjamin Disraeli. Back they came, and in the morning Mr. Disraeli walked into the improvised studio in a coat of azure blue and light trousers. They tried and tried again, but the photographs did not please. It had been difficult before, to persuade the Premier to sit for his portrait, but he resisted all importunities the next day. Lady Churchill did all she could, and only when the stubborn First Lord heard that it was Her Majesty’s keen desire to secure a portrait, did he consent to sit once more. Unfortu nately, it was a dull rainy morning, and the natty velvet jacket in which he was now arrayed was a source of constant anxiety to Her Majesty’s Chief Minister; a few rain drops might spoil its gloss beyond redemption, and this care, together with the long exposures necessi tated by the dull light, again prevented the photographs being successful. The fruits of the second day were no more satisfactory than those of the first. As to sug gesting further sittings on the third morning, it was More than any one who valued peace of mind dared do. There was the Premier still at Balmoral, walking about the grounds, but who was to ask him? At last, Lady Churchill plucked up courage, and spoke once more to the First Lord of the Treasury. He was obdurate at first, but in the end he consented to give five minutes, but only five minutes. He appeared again in the velvet jacket, and in a very bad humour ; but the negatives secured on that occasion have become famous. Hundreds of thou sands of prints have been circulated, and the negatives have been printed in silver, carbon, enamel, and both woodburytyped and collotyped. It was some time after wards before the Messrs. Downey consoled themselves for the loss of that Highland holiday of theirs, but they seem now, at any rate, to have quite got over the dis appointment. Messrs. Downey’s printing for the most part is done at Newcastle, where also all the pictures for publication are mounted and finished ; but some work has, of course, to be completed in town. All negatives for private customers, which are not required to stand so much wear and tear, are retouched after they are varnished, but in the case of popu lar portraits the retouching is first done on the film, which is then varnished. For washing prints, white earthenware utensils are employed, for much stress is laid on cleanli ness in Ebury Street, and this is obviously secured by having utensils that show the dirt very plainly. All negatives are stored, packed in brown paper, and not loose in racks. By request of the Queen, the ex-Empress of France recently sat to Messrs. Downey, and our readers will understand at once that it is not unlikely a good portrait has been secured, since thirty negatives were taken of Her Imperial Majesty in an hour and a-half. These new pic tures, our readers will be interested to hear, are to appear in the new Promenade or Panel format, a step that will no doubt contribute to make the new portraits more popular. Other illustrious subjects that Messrs. Downey have re cently photographed are the two kittens that the Prince and Princess of Wales purchased from Mademoiselle Sarah Bernhardt last year; in company with their Royal mistress they make a very pretty picture. We spoke on the subject of photographs of “ Beauties” before quitting Messrs. Downey’s famous establishment. The affair is by no means so simple as it seems. As a matter of course, no portrait is ever published without the full consent of the sitter, and we feel sure that this assur ance of Messrs. Downey’s finds an echo in every studio of standing throughout the country. But here is the diffi culty. A lady gives permission to have her portrait pub lished ; as it is a very good one, and shows her in a favour able light, she has no objection if it does meet the public eye. Nay, more; probably the more frequently her picture is seen, the better she likes it. The photo graphers have taken much pains upon the portrait, and they proceed at once to print the negative. They do not issue the prints at once, for fear these may be copied, but wait until they can stock the market. Then the firm issues to the trade. Dealers in all parts of the country buy, and the portrait circulates everywhere. At this juncture, maybe, the lady repents of her decision, and comes post haste to Messrs. Downey, asking that the pic ture may be withdrawn. This is impossible ; the matter no longer rests with the original producers. They may say, “ Very well, we will not print another copy ; ” but this has not the effect of withdrawing the print from sale. On the contrary, if dealers already in possession of prints get to know that a photograph is no longer printed, the price of it goes up at once, and very much is made of it; unscrupulous printers will set to work copy ing under the circumstances. In any case, the producers are not to blame. So far as Messrs. Downey are con cerned, they have never published a portrait without the full consent of the model; but ladies, and especially those who are given to changing their minds should remember that a permission once given is not, as we have shown, so easily cancelled. The next “At Home” will be “Messrs. Hills and Saunders, at Porchester Terrace.” STRAY THOUGHTS. BY J. CROSTIWAITE." Thebe being no paper for this evening, I thought that possibly a few stray thoughts and jottings might prove acceptable to fill the time. 1 hav» no novelties to introduce, and merely propose to jot down ideas as they occur. On looking over the annuals for this year, one is struck by the preponderance of articles on the emulsion processes and gelatine plates, and the various modes of preparing and working them. Dry plates are certainly the subject of the day, and have doubtless in some respects very cons derable advantages, but, for all that, now that light weather is returning, the greater number of photographers will go back to the wet collodion process. But we must be duly thankful for the gelatine plates, for what we should have done without them the last winter, goodness only knows. There is to my mind a pleasure in developing a wet plate • Bead before the West Biding of Yorkshire Photographic Society.
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