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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

UNKNOWN PERSON

Construction of the Mausoleum at Frogmore

15 - 15 Dec 1863

Albumen print | 28.5 x 23.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2101510

Photograph of the Royal Museum under construction. A small number of builders work on the lower section of the building's roof. Timber scaffolding surrounds the lower part of the Mausoleum.

  • Creator(s)

    Unknown Person (photographer)

  • annotation: December 15- 1863. [beneath work, lower right]

  • 28.5 x 23.7 cm (image)

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria

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        • Great Britain
          • England
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              • Windsor [Berkshire]
                • Windsor Home Park
                  • Frogmore Estate [Windsor Home Park]
                    • Royal Mausoleum [Frogmore Estate]
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      • Botany
        • Systematic botany
          • Trees
      • Earth sciences
        • Rocks
          • Stone
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          • photograph albums
        • photographs
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