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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

    UNKNOWN PERSON

    Construction of the Mausoleum at Frogmore

    c. Feb-Apr 1863

    Albumen print | 8.6 x 6.9 cm (whole object) | RCIN 2418585

    Photograph of the Mausoleum at its final height, surrounded by timber scaffolding. Builders work on the stonework at the lower level of the building.

    In an envelope marked 'One Set of Rooms - (Reduced)'.

    • Creator(s)

      Unknown Person (photographer)

    • 8.6 x 6.9 cm (whole object)

    • A label on a brass tablet (RCIN 55344) suggests that the photograph was 'always placed on the Queen's writing table'

    • Subject(s)
      • Places
        • Europe
          • Great Britain
            • England
              • Berkshire [England]
                • Windsor [Berkshire]
                  • Windsor Home Park
                    • Frogmore Estate [Windsor Home Park]
                      • Royal Mausoleum [Frogmore Estate]
                        • Entrance [Victoria and Albert Mausoleum, Windsor Home Park]
      Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • photographs
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