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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

JANE AND MARGARET DAVISON (ACTIVE 1870)

A bas-relief of the Apostle Simon: Albert Memorial Chapel, Windsor

1874

Carbon print | 11.6 x 8.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2101298

Photograph of a bas-relief depicting Simon, standing and reading from a scroll which he holds with both hands. The relief is in the border of the tablets in the apse located in the Albert Memorial Chapel.

  • Creator(s)

    Jane and Margaret Davison (active 1870) (photographer)

    Jane and Margaret Davison (active 1870) (photographer)

  • 11.6 x 8.2 cm (image)

  • Simon. Bas-relief. [The Triqueti Marbles in the Albert Memorial Chapel, Windsor]

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria by 1876

  • Subject(s)
    • Places
      • Europe
        • Great Britain
          • England
            • Berkshire [England]
              • Windsor [Berkshire]
                • Windsor Castle
                  • Lower Ward [Windsor Castle]
                    • Albert Memorial Chapel [Windsor Castle]
    • Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
      • Plastic arts
        • Sculpture
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