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Victoria commissioned works that memorialised her beloved husband

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Construction of the Mausoleum at Frogmore 16 - 16 Aug 1864

Albumen print | 20.7 x 15.9 cm (image) | RCIN 2101550

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Photograph of the Royal Mausoleum during its construction. A group of men with pick-axes and shovels sit in the foreground. One of the men is seated on a wheelbarrow.
  • Creator(s)

    Unknown Person (photographer)

  • annotation: August 16_1864. [beneath work, left side]
  • 20.7 x 15.9 cm (image)

    37.4 x 31.4 cm (page dimensions)

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria

  • Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • albums
          • photograph albums
        • photographs
    Subject(s)
    • Places
      • Europe
        • Great Britain
          • England
            • Berkshire [England]
              • Windsor [Berkshire]
                • Windsor Home Park
                  • Frogmore Estate [Windsor Home Park]
                    • Royal Mausoleum [Frogmore Estate]
    • Natural Sciences & Mathematics
      • Botany
        • Systematic botany
          • Trees
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Agriculture and related techniques
        • Agricultural implements
          • Shovels
          • Picks