Victoria commissioned works that memorialised her beloved husband
After William Theed (1804-91)
Memorial to Prince Albert, Grimsby c. 1879
Albumen print | 20.6 x 12.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2800259
Photograph of an eastern view of a sculpture of Prince Albert located in Grimsby. The sculpture is positioned on a plinth and photographed outside. Prince Albert is depicted wearing robes and regalia and holds a sceptre in his left hand.
There is an inscription on the pedestal reading 'THE NEW DOCK/CONNECTING THE ROYAL DOCK/WITH THE OLD DOCK/WAS OPENED BY THEIR ROYAL HIGHNESSES/THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES/ON THE 22ND JULY,1879'
There is an inscription on the pedestal reading 'THE NEW DOCK/CONNECTING THE ROYAL DOCK/WITH THE OLD DOCK/WAS OPENED BY THEIR ROYAL HIGHNESSES/THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES/ON THE 22ND JULY,1879'
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Creator(s)
After William Theed (1804-91) (sculptor)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61)King Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom (1841-1910) -
20.6 x 12.5 cm (image)
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Acquired by Queen Victoria
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- albums
- photograph albums
Subject(s)
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
- Plastic arts
- Sculpture
- Statues
- Sculpture
- Plastic arts
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- Clothing
- Formal dress
- Robes
- Formal dress
- Clothing
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- Places
- Europe
- Great Britain
- England
- Lincolnshire [England]
- Grimsby [Lincolnshire]
- Great Grimsby Dock [Grimsby]
- Grimsby [Lincolnshire]
- Lincolnshire [England]
- England
- Great Britain
- Europe
- visual works
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