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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

    FRANCES SALLY DAY (C. 1816-92)

    Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

    1859

    Albumen print | 8.8 x 6.7 cm (whole object) | RCIN 2418582

    Photograph of a full length double portrait of Queen Victoria (1819-1901) and Prince Albert (1819-61), posed outside Osborne House. The couple face towards each other. Prince Albert is standing, with his legs crossed, holding a hat and gloves in his right hand. The Queen is seated.

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

    • Creator(s)

      Frances Sally Day (c. 1816-92) (photographer)

    • 8.8 x 6.7 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
              • Isle of Wight [England]
                • Osborne Estate [Isle of Wight]
                  • Osborne House
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