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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 HILLS & SAUNDERS (1852-2019)

    The Albert Room, Windsor Castle

    copy after a photograph dated c. 1873

    Albumen print | 6.5 x 8.3 cm (whole object) | RCIN 2418590

    Photograph of the Albert Room, Windsor Castle, which was also King George IV's Bedroom. The room includes two single beds decorated with wreaths. A bust of Prince Albert by William Theed is placed on a high plinth in between the beds. By the window there is a dressing table with mirror and chair.

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

    • Creator(s)

      After Hills & Saunders (1852-2019) (photographer)

      Subject(s)

      Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61)

    • 6.5 x 8.3 cm (whole object)

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

    • Subject(s)
      • Places
        • Europe
          • Great Britain
            • England
              • Berkshire [England]
                • Windsor [Berkshire]
                  • Windsor Castle
                    • Interiors of Windsor Castle
                    • Upper Ward [Windsor Castle]
                      • Private Apartments [Windsor Castle]
                        • Duke of Edinburgh Writing Room [Windsor Castle]
      • Science, Medicine and Technology
        • Home economics
          • Furniture & accessories
            • Beds
            • Curtains
            • Seating. Chairs
              • Chairs
        • Construction
          • Structural parts of buildings
            • Windows
      • Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
        • Architecture
          • Architectural design
            • Architectural decoration & motifs
              • Pedestals
      Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • photographs
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