Memorial works
Following Albert’s premature death, Victoria commissioned the creation of photographs and decorative objects that memorialised her beloved husband
JABEZ HUGHES (1819-84)
Dog on a chair
c. 1870Albumen print | 10.4 x 6.3 cm (whole object) | RCIN 2418613
Photograph of a small dog seated on an armchair, looking towards the camera. There is a footstool in front of the armchair. In an envelope marked H.R.H. Reproductions (Silvy).
Creator(s)
Jabez Hughes (1819-84) (photographer)
annotation: JABEZ HUGHES. RYDE, I.W. [beneath work]
annotation: [coat of arms with text around] ROYAL/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO. / MR JABEZ HUGHES,/ PHOTOGRAPHER TO THE QUEEN/ AND/ H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES./ REGINA HOUSE./ RYDE, ISLE OF WIGHT. [verso]
10.4 x 6.3 cm (whole object)
- A label on a brass tablet (RCIN 55344) suggests that the photograph was 'always placed on the Queen's writing table'
Subject(s)
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Agriculture and related techniques
- Animal husbandry
- Dogs
- Animal husbandry
- Agriculture and related techniques
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Science, Medicine and Technology
