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 | 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).
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
- Physical and Mental Activities
