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Memorial works

Following Albert’s premature death, Victoria commissioned the creation of photographs and decorative objects that memorialised her beloved husband

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    Albumen print | 21.3 x 16.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2101563

    Photograph of a small roofed gate house, lacking doors and windows. The building is surrounded by scaffolding. Builders and a man in a top hat stand by the building.

    • Creator(s)

      Unknown Person (photographer)

    • annotation: October 12. 1864. [beneath work, right side]

    • 21.3 x 16.3 cm (image)

      37.3 x 31.4 cm (page dimensions)

    • Acquired by Queen Victoria

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