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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

    Tomb effigy of Prince Albert

    c. 1867

    Albumen print | 6.9 x 8.8 cm (whole object) | RCIN 2418579

    Photograph of the marble tomb effigy of Prince Albert (1819-61) in the Victoria and Albert Mausoleum, Frogmore. The effigy depicts Prince Albert, recumbent on his back, bare headed with hands clasped over stomach. He wears two collars and draped Garter robes. 

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

    • Creator(s)

      Unknown Person (photographer)

    • 6.9 x 8.8 cm (whole object)

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

    • Subject(s)
      • Places
        • Europe
          • Great Britain
            • England
              • Berkshire [England]
                • Windsor [Berkshire]
                  • Windsor Home Park
                    • Frogmore Estate [Windsor Home Park]
                      • Royal Mausoleum [Frogmore Estate]
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