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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

      CAMILLE SILVY (1834-1910)

      Prince Albert (1819-61)

      1861

      Albumen print | 9.5 x 6.3 cm (whole object) | RCIN 2418600

      Photograph of a full-length portrait of Prince Albert, seated, facing three-quarters to the left. He holds a book open in his left hand and his right hand rests on his lap. On the left of the photograph stands a table with a statuette of the Venus de Milo. There is a fluted column behind table.

      The photograph is in an envelope marked A. (Silvy).

      • Creator(s)

        Camille Silvy (1834-1910) (photographer)

        Subject(s)

        Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61)

      • 9.5 x 6.3 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)
        • Physical and Mental Activities
          • Reading (activity)
        Object type(s)
          • visual works
            • photographs
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