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Victoria commissioned works that memorialised her beloved husband

Jane and Margaret Davison (active 1870)

A bas-relief depicting Prudence with King Solomon handing a child to its real mother: Albert Memorial Chapel, Windsor 1874

Carbon print | 18.1 x 7.1 cm (image) | RCIN 2101277

Photograph of a large bas-relief of a young King Solomon handing a child to its mother who kneels on her right knee before the King. The relief is located in the Albert Memorial Chapel.

The photograph is accompanied by a caption: 'PRUDENCE. THE young king Solomon gives the living child to its real mother. "She is the mother thereof."'
  • Creator(s)

    Jane and Margaret Davison (active 1870) (photographer)

    Subject(s)
    Henri Joseph François, Baron de Triqueti (1804-74)
    Solomon (OT)
  • 18.1 x 7.1 cm (image)

  • The young King Solomon gives the living child to its real mother. Bas-relief. [The Triqueti Marbles in the Albert Memorial Chapel, Windsor]

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria by 1876

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      • Europe
        • Great Britain
          • England
            • Berkshire [England]
              • Windsor [Berkshire]
                • Windsor Castle
                  • Lower Ward [Windsor Castle]
                    • Albert Memorial Chapel [Windsor Castle]
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