Following Albert’s premature death, Victoria commissioned the creation of photographs and decorative objects that memorialised her beloved husband
GEORGE WASHINGTON WILSON (1823-93)
Interior of Royal Mausoleum, Frogmore
c. 1876Albumen print | 16.4 x 24.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2140310
Photograph of Prince Albert's tomb inside the Royal Mausoleum, Frogmore in Windsor Home Park. The Prince's effigy is in the middle of the picture, supported on winged angels with a single wreath supported against the side of the tomb. Porticos built into the walls enclose statues and a window designed in the Romanesque style, is in the background. Frescos decorate the walls.
The interior walls of the mausoleum are made from red marble from Portugal and both the Prince and the Queen's effigies, which were made at the same time, were designed by Carlo Marochetti. The building's principal architectural style is Romanesque and the building was consecrated in December 1862 with final fixtures and fitting being completed in 1871.
The interior walls of the mausoleum are made from red marble from Portugal and both the Prince and the Queen's effigies, which were made at the same time, were designed by Carlo Marochetti. The building's principal architectural style is Romanesque and the building was consecrated in December 1862 with final fixtures and fitting being completed in 1871.
Creator(s)
George Washington Wilson (1823-93) (photographer)
Attributed to G.W.W. (photographer)
16.4 x 24.0 cm (image)
33.9 x 46.1 cm (page dimensions)
Album: Windsor Castle Etc.
- 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]
- Tomb [Victoria and Albert Mausoleum, Windsor Home Park]
- Royal Mausoleum [Frogmore Estate]
- Frogmore Estate [Windsor Home Park]
- Windsor Home Park
- Windsor [Berkshire]
- Berkshire [England]
- England
- Great Britain
- Europe
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
- Architecture
- Ecclesiastical & religious architecture
- Funerary architecture
- Tombs
- Funerary monuments
- Funerary architecture
- Ecclesiastical & religious architecture
- Art
- Paintings
- Frescoes
- Paintings
- Architecture
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Places