Memorial works
Following Albert’s premature death, Victoria commissioned the creation of photographs and decorative objects that memorialised her beloved husband
Family portrait at Osborne
1857Albumen print mounted on card | 6.1 x 10.2 cm (whole object) | RCIN 2418645
Photograph of the Royal Family posed in a group portrait on the terrace at Osborne. The group includes, from left to right, Prince Alfred, Prince Albert, Princess Helena, Prince Arthur, Princess Alice, Queen Victoria, Princess Beatrice (held by Queen Victoria), Victoria, Princess Royal, Princess Louise, Prince Leopold and Albert Edward, Prince of Wales.
Photograph from an envelope marked 'Family Group, 1857'.
Creator(s)
Leonida Caldesi (1823-91) (photographer)
6.1 x 10.2 cm (whole object)
A label on a brass tablet (RCIN 55344) suggests that the photograph was 'always placed on the Queen's writing table'
