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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

    AFTER CAMILLE SILVY (1834-1910)

    Prince Albert (1819-61)

    c.1870 after an original of 1861

    Albumen print | 9.4 x 6.3 cm (whole object) | RCIN 2418573

    Photograph of a full length portrait of Prince Albert (1819-61), standing, facing slightly towards the right. He turns his head towards the camera and looks to the left. He poses beside a fluted column and leans his right arm against the column. He holds a top hat in right hand and his left hand rests on a portfolio on chair. To his right is a covered table with books and a statuette of the Venus di Milo.

    The photograph is in an envelope marked 'One Set of Rooms - (Reduced)'.

    • Creator(s)

      After Camille Silvy (1834-1910) (photographer)

      Subject(s)

      Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61)

    • 9.4 x 6.3 cm (whole object)

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

    • Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • photographs
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