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Memorial works

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

WILLIAM BAMBRIDGE

Planting of the Prince Consort's Memorial Tree, Windsor Great Park

Nov 1862

Albumen print | RCIN 2927035

Photograph of the official ceremony of the planting of the Prince Consort's Memorial Tree, Windsor Great Park. Those standing to the left of Queen Victoria are: Baroness von Schenck (fl. 1864); Col. A. Liddell (1812-88); Queen Alexandra (1844-1925) when Princess of Wales; the Grand Duchess of Hesse (1843-78); the Duke of Albany (1853-84) when Prince Leopold; Prince Louis of Hesse (1837-92); the Duchess of Argyll (1848-1939) when Princess Louise and Count Gleichen (1833-91). Those standing to the right of Queen Victoria are: The Hon. A.N. Hood (fl. 1864); The Countess of Caledon (1825-88); Major General Francis H. Seymour (1813-90); Baron De Ross (1827-1907); Lieutenant General Charles Grey (1804-70); Mr William Menzies (1827-78) and Mr John Cole (d. 1869)

  • Creator(s)

    William Bambridge (photographer)

    James Sinclair, 14th Earl of Caithness (1821-81) (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (1853-84)
    Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom (1844-1925)
    Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (1848-1939)
    Prince Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Count Gleichen (1833-91)
    Jane Alexander, Countess of Caledon (1825-88)
    Sir Francis GH Seymour (1813-90)
    Dudley Charles Fitzgerald, 24th Baron de Ros (1827-1907)
    General Sir Charles Grey (1804-70)
    John Cole (d. 1869)
    William Menzies, Resident Deputy Surveyor of Woods and Forests at Windsor (1827-1878)
    General Alexander Nelson Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport (1814-1904)
    Schenk, von, Baroness (fl.1864)
    Colonel George Augustus Frederick Liddell (1812-88)
    Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse & by Rhine (1843-78)
    Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61)
    Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)
  • Subject(s)
    • Places
      • Europe
        • Great Britain
          • England
            • Berkshire [England]
              • Windsor [Berkshire]
                • Windsor Great Park [Windsor]
    • Natural Sciences & Mathematics
      • Botany
        • Systematic botany
          • Trees
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs