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
circa 1860Albumen print mounted on card | 9.8 x 6.3 cm (whole object) | RCIN 2418621
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