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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

    Prince Albert's Sitting Room, Windsor Castle

    c. 1861

    Albumen print | 6.6 x 8.4 cm (whole object) | RCIN 2418580

    Photograph of Prince Albert's (1819-61) sitting room, with his desk to the foreground left, and fireplace to the background right.

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

    • Creator(s)

      Unknown Person (photographer)

    • One Set of Rooms - (Reduced)

    • 6.6 x 8.4 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 Castle
                    • Interiors of Windsor Castle
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