Memorial works
Following Albert’s premature death, Victoria commissioned the creation of photographs and decorative objects that memorialised her beloved husband
AFTER EDWARD HENRY CORBOULD (1815-1905)
Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61)
c. 1861Albumen print on card | 9.8 x 6.3 cm (whole object) | RCIN 2418596
Photograph after a painting of Prince Albert (1819-61) in Highland dress. Prince Albert is depicted leaning against a fireplace.
In an envelope marked 'The Prince Consort in Kilt'.
Creator(s)
After Edward Henry Corbould (1815-1905) (artist)
Subject(s)
Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61)9.8 x 6.3 cm (whole object)
8.9 x 5.7 cm (image)
A label on a brass tablet (RCIN 55344) suggests that the photograph was 'always placed on the Queen's writing table'
Subject(s)
- Social sciences
- Ethnology
- Costume & National dress
- Costume-Great Britain
- Costume-Scotland
- Scottish Highland Dress
- Costume-Scotland
- Costume-Great Britain
- Costume & National dress
- Ethnology
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Social sciences
