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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

16 - 16 Jan 1864

Albumen print | 21.5 x 16.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2101513

Photograph of the entrance to the Royal Mausoleum. At the time of the photograph the mausoleum was under construction. Builders work on the scaffolding in front of the entrance porch.
  • Creator(s)

    Unknown Person (photographer)

  • annotation: January 126. 1864. [beneath work, right side]

  • 21.5 x 16.3 cm (image)

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria

  • Subject(s)
    • Places
      • Europe
        • Great Britain
          • England
            • Berkshire [England]
              • Windsor [Berkshire]
                • Windsor Home Park
                  • Frogmore Estate [Windsor Home Park]
                    • Royal Mausoleum [Frogmore Estate]
                      • Entrance [Victoria and Albert Mausoleum, Windsor Home Park]
    • Natural Sciences & Mathematics
      • Botany
        • Systematic botany
          • Trees
          • Plants & Flowers
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Construction
        • Structural parts of buildings
          • Stairs
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • albums
          • photograph albums
        • photographs