Memorial works
Following Albert’s premature death, Victoria commissioned the creation of photographs and decorative objects that memorialised her beloved husband
CAMILLE SILVY (1834-1910)
Prince Albert (1819-61)
1861Albumen print mounted on card | 10.0 x 6.5 cm (whole object) | RCIN 2418614
Photograph of a full length portrait of Prince Albert, standing, facing towards the camera. He looks to the left. He poses with his left hand on top of a chair. He holds a top hat in his right hand. He poses beside a table on which stands a statuette of the Venus de Milo and a selection of books.
Photograph from an envelope marked 'The Prince Consort (Standing) (Silvy) 2 remaining copies'.Creator(s)
Camille Silvy (1834-1910) (photographer)
10.0 x 6.5 cm (whole object)
A label on a brass tablet (RCIN 55344) suggests that the photograph was 'always placed on the Queen's writing table'
Subject(s)
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
- Plastic arts
- Sculpture
- Statues
- Statuettes
- Statues
- Sculpture
- Plastic arts
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
