Memorial works
Following Albert’s premature death, Victoria commissioned the creation of photographs and decorative objects that memorialised her beloved husband
ALEXANDER LAMONT HENDERSON (1838-1907)
Enamel portrait of Prince Albert (1819-61)
c.1861-5Transfer print enamel | 8.4 x 5.2 x 0.5 cm (whole object) | RCIN 55293
A rectangular transfer-printed enamel of a full length portrait of Prince Albert (1819-61) seated, holding book in his left hand. He places his right hand on his chin. He is seated beside a table on which sits a statuette of the Venus de Milo.
Creator(s)
Alexander Lamont Henderson (1838-1907) (retailer/maker)
8.4 x 5.2 x 0.5 cm (whole object)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria
Subject(s)
- Organisation
- Documentation
- Books
- Documentation
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Home economics
- Furniture & accessories
- Tables
- Furniture & accessories
- Home economics
- Organisation