Memorial works
Following Albert’s premature death, Victoria commissioned the creation of photographs and decorative objects that memorialised her beloved husband
JANE AND MARGARET DAVISON (ACTIVE 1870)
A bas-relief depicting Charity: Albert Memorial Chapel, Windsor
1874Carbon print | 18.0 x 6.9 cm (image) | RCIN 2101280
Photograph of a large bas-relief depicting Ruth holding wheat sheaves in her hand, as she gleans in the field of Boaz. The relief is located in the Albert Memorial Chapel.
The photograph is accompanied by a caption: 'CHARITY. RUTH gleans in the field of Boaz. "Let her glean among the sheaves, and let fall also some of the handfalls that she may glean."'
The photograph is accompanied by a caption: 'CHARITY. RUTH gleans in the field of Boaz. "Let her glean among the sheaves, and let fall also some of the handfalls that she may glean."'
Creator(s)
Jane and Margaret Davison (active 1870) (photographer)
18.0 x 6.9 cm (image)
Charity. Ruth gleans in the field of Boaz. Bas-relief. [The Triqueti Marbles in the Albert Memorial Chapel, Windsor]
Acquired by Queen Victoria by 1876
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