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Following Albert’s premature death, Victoria commissioned the creation of photographs and decorative objects that memorialised her beloved husband

    GEORGE WASHINGTON WILSON (1823-93)

    'Gethsemane' tablet from the wall of the Albert Memorial Chapel, Windsor Castle

    c.1876

    Albumen print | 16.9 x 24.1 cm (image) | RCIN 2140286

    Photograph of the Gethsemane table from the Albert Memorial Chapel with the inscription at the base that reads 'Nevertheless not my will but thine be done'

    • Creator(s)

      George Washington Wilson (1823-93) (photographer)

      Attributed to G.W.W. (photographer)

    • 16.9 x 24.1 cm (image)

      33.9 x 46.1 cm (page dimensions)

    • 'Gethsemane' tablet on the wall in the Albert Memorial Chapel, Windsor Castle

      Album: Windsor Castle Etc

    • Acquired by Queen Victoria

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