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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 | 9.7 x 6.8 cm (whole object) | RCIN 2418577

    Photograph of a full length portrait of Queen Victoria (1819-1901) and the Prince Albert (1819-61) standing, facing towards each other. Queen Victoria wears a checked dress with a fringed shawl. The Prince stands slightly behind her and places his hand on a plinth beside him. He poses with his right leg crossed over the left.

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

    • Creator(s)

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

      Subject(s)

      Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)
      Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61)

    • 9.7 x 6.8 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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