Memorial works
Following Albert’s premature death, Victoria commissioned the creation of photographs and decorative objects that memorialised her beloved husband
JANE AND MARGARET DAVISON (ACTIVE 1870)
Marble tablet depicting Samson destroying the Lion: Albert Memorial Chapel, Windsor
1874Albumen print | 8.7 x 8.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2101225
Photograph of a tablet depicting Samson slaying a Lion. The tablet features in the Albert Memorial Chapel.
The photograph is accompanied by a caption: '"and he rent him as he would babe rent a kid"'.
The photograph is accompanied by a caption: '"and he rent him as he would babe rent a kid"'.
Creator(s)
Jane and Margaret Davison (active 1870) (photographer)
8.7 x 8.7 cm (image)
Samson Destroying the Lion. Bas-relief. [The Triqueti Marbles in the Albert Memorial Chapel, Windsor]
Acquired by Queen Victoria by 1876
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- Europe
- Great Britain
- England
- Berkshire [England]
- Windsor [Berkshire]
- Windsor Castle
- Lower Ward [Windsor Castle]
- Albert Memorial Chapel [Windsor Castle]
- Lower Ward [Windsor Castle]
- Windsor Castle
- Windsor [Berkshire]
- Berkshire [England]
- England
- Great Britain
- Europe
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
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