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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

      UNKNOWN PERSON

      Prince Albert in dressing gown

      c. 1860

      Albumen print mounted on card | 9.8 x 6.3 cm (whole object) | RCIN 2418622

      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)

        Subject(s)

        Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61)

      • 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
          • Home economics
            • Furniture & accessories
              • Mirrors
          • Construction
            • Structural parts of buildings
              • Fireplaces
        Object type(s)
          • visual works
            • photographs
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