Memorial works
Following Albert’s premature death, Victoria commissioned the creation of photographs and decorative objects that memorialised her beloved husband
Prince Albert in dressing gown
Albumen print | 9.8 x 6.3 cm (whole object) | RCIN 2418618
Photograph of a painting of a full length portrait of Prince Albert (1819-61) standing, facing right, his face captured in profile. He looks down at a document he holds in his left hand. He wears a dressing gown and slippers and leans against a fireplace.
In an envelope marked 'The Prince Consort in dressing gown'.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
9.8 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)
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- Clothing
- Footwear
- Slippers
- Footwear
- Clothing
- Home economics
- Furniture & accessories
- Mirrors
- Furniture & accessories
- Construction
- Structural parts of buildings
- Fireplaces
- Structural parts of buildings
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- Science, Medicine and Technology