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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

    JOHN JABEZ EDWIN MAYALL (1813-1901)

    Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

    Mar 1861

    Albumen print | 10.0 x 6.6 cm (whole object) | RCIN 2418576

    Photograph of a full length double portrait of Queen Victoria (1819-1901) and Prince Albert (1819-61), standing, facing towards each other. Prince Albert stands next to a fluted column and faces the Queen who rests her hands on his right arm.

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

    • Creator(s)

      John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901) (photographer)

    • 10.0 x 6.6 cm (whole object)

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

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