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 Prudence with King Solomon handing a child to its real mother: Albert Memorial Chapel, Windsor
1874Carbon 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."'
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)
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]
- Lower Ward [Windsor Castle]
- Windsor Castle
- Windsor [Berkshire]
- Berkshire [England]
- England
- Great Britain
- Europe
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